The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Sep 2014
Value of adding an IGRA to the TST to screen for latent tuberculous infection in Greek health care workers.
Ioannina University Hospital, Ioannina, Greece. ⋯ Poor overall agreement between TST and QFT-GIT was found. Use of IGRA as a second step in TST-positive cases offers an appropriate tool for LTBI detection among BCG-vaccinated HCWs in low-TB-incidence settings.