Use of interferon gamma release assay to assess latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Med J. 2015 Dec:21 Suppl 7:S22-5.

Authors

D N C Tsang¹, C K C Lai¹, W C Yam², J W M Chan³, Y W Mok⁴, W H Seto⁵, S C Fung⁶, C M Chu⁷, B H S Lam⁸, T K Ng⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
² Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong.
³ Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kowloon Hospital.
⁵ WHO Collaborating Centre for Infection Control, Hospital Authority.
⁶ Department of Pathology, United Christian Hospital.
⁷ Department of Medicine, United Christian Hospital.
⁸ Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital.

PMID: 26908269

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Health Personnel*
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Interferon-gamma Release Tests / methods*
Latent Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
Latent Tuberculosis / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure*
Young Adult