Screening of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers working in Hajj pilgrimage area in Saudi Arabia, using interferon gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test

CONCLUSION: Agreement between the tests was poor. QFT-GIT detected LTBI when TST was negative in HCWs who had a history of close contact with TB patients.  LIMITATIONS: A second step TST was not feasible within 2-3 weeks. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.  
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 2 Source Type: research