Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in BCG-vaccinated healthcare workers by using an interferon-gamma release assay and the tuberculin skin test in an intermediate tuberculosis burden country

• Published in: Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 147 - 152
• Main Authors: Hung, Wan-Ting, Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, Sy, Cheng-Len, Wu, Kuang-Sheng, Chen, Jui-Kuang, Tsai, Hung-Chin, Chen, Yao-Shen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers; Adult; Age Factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Personnel; Healthcare workers; Humans; Infectious Disease; Interferon gamma release assay; Interferon-gamma Release Tests; Latent tuberculosis; Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Male; Medical Education; Middle Aged; Mycobacterium; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Quantiferon; Risk Factors; Skin Tests; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan - epidemiology; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculin Test; Young Adult; Taiwan; Latent tuberculosis; Healthcare workers; Quantiferon; Tuberculin skin test; Interferon gamma release assay

The risk of healthcare workers (HCWs) acquiring tuberculosis (TB) infection is high. We determined the prevalence of latent TB infection (LTBI) in HCWs with a high Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine coverage in an intermediate TB burden country by using an interferon-gamma release assay [QuantiFE...