Abstract
The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in a cohort of nurses new to a London hospital was 7.6% (13 of 171), using an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) release assay, and 16.2% (24 of 148), using the tuberculin skin test. On multivariate analysis, birth in a country with tuberculosis prevalence of more than 40 cases per 100,000 population was associated with positive results of both the IFN-gamma release assay and the tuberculin skin test.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Cohort Studies
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Female
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Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Interferon-gamma / biosynthesis
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London / epidemiology
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Male
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Mass Screening / methods*
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
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Nursing Staff, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
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Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data*
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Prevalence
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Tuberculin Test
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
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Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Young Adult