April 21, 2010

Contact investigation of HCWs

Here is the study that preceded the book, all good stories have nice endings;
The QFT-GIT proved to be a feasible method in this large scale, in-hospital contact investigation

...IGRAs have the potential to profoundly change our clinical practice
...The high frequency of discordant results observed in our study argues against a two-step screening procedure in a low-incidence country with a substantial proportion of BCG vaccinated subjects
...the substantially lower frequency of positive QFT-GIT results may provide the opportunity to target preventive therapy and thus contribute to enhanced TB control in health care.

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