Utility of the interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis infection screening among indian health-care workers

• Main Authors: Sunita Girish (Author), Aarti Kinikar (Author), Geeta Pardesh (Author), Sangita Shelke (Author), Anita Basavaraj (Author), Ajay Chandanwale (Author), Dileep Kadam (Author), Samir Josh (Author), Gauri Dhumal (Author), Nilima Lokhande (Author), Andrea Deluca (Author), Nikhil Gupte (Author), Amita Gupta (Author), Robert C Bollinger (Author), Vidya Mave (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The utility of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening among health-care workers (HCWs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains unclear. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study among HCW trainees undergoing annual LTBI s...