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latent TB in healthcare workers

Screening for latent tuberculosis in healthcare workers at a tertiary care centre - LTB

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/11/016432
Enrollment
56
Registered
2018-11-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

TMA Pai endowment chair Manipal Academy Of Higher Education
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the healthcare workers in close contact with tuberculosis patients for >2 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To screen for latent tuberculosis in healthcare workers in contact with tuberculosis patients.As they are in close contact with positive TB patient, there are chances of exposure and developing the infection. So with this test latent TB infection can be detected.minor risk and anxiety may be developed during blood drawing.Timepoint: At the time of blood collection—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
anxiety about the resultTimepoint: after collecting the blood—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKiran Chawla

Kasturba Medical College

arunkiranchawla@yahoo.com9980220484

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026