Current approach to latent tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment among medical center occupational health physicians.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA.

Published: December 2012

We surveyed physicians in a national occupational medicine society regarding diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers. Most respondents used a combination of skin testing and interferon gamma release assays. Respondents integrating interferon gamma release assays into screening placed greater importance on employee acceptability and convenience.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/668437DOI Listing

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