Open AccessScreening for latent tuberculosis among healthcare workers in an Egyptian hospital using tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test
Author(s) -
Manal M. Anwar,
Daniyal Ahmed,
Heba Elareed,
Radwa Ahmed-Rabea Abdel-Latif,
Mostafa S. Sheemy,
Nesreen Kamel,
Maha Ahmed Mohamed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_184_19
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , latent tuberculosis , logistic regression , quantiferon , tuberculosis , skin test , infection control , cross sectional study , environmental health , mycobacterium tuberculosis , surgery , pathology
Early detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) might prevent active TB development in healthcare workers (HCWs). The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of LTBI among HCWs exposed to active TB, compare QFT-GIT and TST in the diagnosis of LTBI, and explore possible risk factors of LTBI.