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

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01376843

Enrollment

Registered

2011-06-20

Start date

2011-06-30

Completion date

2012-05-31

Last updated

2013-03-06

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Conditions

Tuberculosis

Keywords

latent tuberculosis in health care workers

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CROSSOVER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
conversion rate of latent tuberculosis infection in hospital workers	3months

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results