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NCT Number: NCT01376843

Conversion Rate of (TST) Tuberculin Skin Test and Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube Assay in Health Care Workers

The purpose of this study is to access conversion rate of TST (Tuberculin skin test) and Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay in health care workers.

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Key information

Conditions

Tuberculosis Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Mycobacterium Infections

Age range

20 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Severance Hospital

Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age 20-75, men and women
  • participant who was enrolled in the study of latent tuberculosis in health care worker (IRB No.4-2009-0187)
  • high risk or low risk health care worker who was performed TST or Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay before

Exclusion criteria

  • age < 20
  • person who don't agree with enrollment
  • illiterate
  • person who is diagnosed as active tuberculosis now
  • person who has history of hypersensitivity on PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative)
  • pregnant woman
  • person who is treated as active tuberculosis

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. conversion rate of latent tuberculosis infection in hospital workers

    Time frame: 3months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yonsei University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Conversion Rate of TST and Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube Assay in Health Care Workers

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 20, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 6, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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