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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 30(11): 1123-6, 2009 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19803719
RESUMO
We compared the results of the tuberculin skin test with the results of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay among 182 low-risk healthcare workers. Overall agreement and specificity were high, but the tests did not agree on positive results. Only 2 of 5 positive QFT-GIT assay results could be confirmed with repeat analyses. Indeterminate results were associated with potential immunosuppression.