latent tuberculosis latent tuberculosis traveler interferon gamma release assay
Conditions
Interventions
traveler who travel from low endemic area of tuberculosis to high endemic area
Screening
high risk traveler
Sponsors
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Thai or foreigner adult age more than 18 years old 2. Be able to communicate in English 3. Foreigner traveler who come from low-endemic country stay in Thailand more than 3 months 4. Thai traveler travel to higher endemic country of tuberculosis (compare to Thailand) 5. Duration of trip are between 3-12 months 6. Be able to commplete blood test 7. No active tuberculosis and normal past 3 months chest X-ray 8. Be able to participate in this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Travelers need anti-tuberculosis drugs 2. Travelers who previously diagnosed with tuberculosis in the past 10 years 3. History of contact tuberculosis patients 4. Immunocompromised travelers 5. Health care workers and immigrants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| conversion rate of interferon gamma release assay 1 year interferon gamma release assay | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevalence of interferon gamma release assay in traveler 2 year interferon gamma release assay | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactThundon Ngamprasertchai
Faculty of Medicine Khonkaen University
Outcome results
None listed