Tuberculin skin testing underestimates a high prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients

Kidney International ◽

10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00586.x ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 65 (5) ◽

pp. 1826-1834 ◽

Author(s):

Martina Sester ◽

Urban Sester ◽

Peter Clauer ◽

Gunnar Heine ◽

Ulrich Mack ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽

High Prevalence

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Tuberculin Skin Testing Prior to Anti-TNFα Therapy and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection.

10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_meetingabstracts.a5930 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

MI Wickremasinghe ◽

S Garcia ◽

M O'Donoghue ◽

C Tench ◽

A Kinderlerer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing

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Interferon-γ releasing assay versus tuberculin skin testing for latent tuberculosis infection in targeted screening programs for high risk immigrants

Infection ◽

10.1007/s15010-010-0015-2 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 195-204 ◽

Author(s):

G. Orlando ◽

S. Merli ◽

L. Cordier ◽

F. Mazza ◽

G. Casazza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Interferon Γ ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽

Screening Programs ◽

Targeted Screening

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Enzyme-linked Immunospot and Tuberculin Skin Testing to Detect Latent Tuberculosis Infection

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1164/rccm.200505-748oc ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 172 (9) ◽

pp. 1161-1168 ◽

Author(s):

Homayoun Shams ◽

Stephen E. Weis ◽

Peter Klucar ◽

Ajit Lalvani ◽

Patrick K. Moonan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing

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Interferon-γ Release Assays and Tuberculin Skin Testing for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Healthcare Workers in the United States

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1164/rccm.201302-0365oc ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 131203133239003 ◽

Author(s):

Susan E Dorman ◽

Robert Belknap ◽

Edward A Graviss ◽

Randall Reves ◽

Neil Schluger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

The United States ◽

Interferon Γ ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing

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Targeted Tuberculin Skin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents

10.1542/peds.114.s4.ii ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 114 (Supplement_4) ◽

pp. ii-ii

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing

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Clinical Utility of Anergy Panel Testing in Conjunction with Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) for Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) in Pre-lung Transplant Patients

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ◽

10.1016/j.jaci.2011.12.713 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 129 (2) ◽

pp. AB58

Author(s):

K. Caruso ◽

R. Gutta ◽

L. Pien

Keyword(s):

Clinical Utility ◽

Lung Transplant ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽

Purified Protein Derivative ◽

Transplant Patients ◽

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PIN4 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION (LTBI) SCREENING IN MILITARY RECRUITS: QUANTIFERON®-TB GOLD IN-TUBE (QFT-GIT) VERSUS TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTING (TST)

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/s1098-3015(10)64781-x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. A154

Author(s):

R Nevin

Keyword(s):

Economic Analysis ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽

Ltbi Screening ◽

Military Recruits

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Cost-Effectiveness of Quantiferon®-TB Gold-In-Tube Versus Tuberculin Skin Testing for Contact Screening and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Brazil

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0059546 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. e59546 ◽

Author(s):

Ricardo Ewbank Steffen ◽

Rosângela Caetano ◽

Márcia Pinto ◽

Diogo Chaves ◽

Rossini Ferrari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽

Contact Screening ◽

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Tuberculin skin testing to the IGRA positive contacts of infectious tuberculosis cases for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.oa1447 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Hee Jin Kim ◽

Soo Yeon Oh ◽

Jin Beom Lee ◽

Yeon Sook Seo ◽

Mi Hyeun Kim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing

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1577. Evaluation of a Routine Screening Program with Tuberculin Skin Testing on Rates of Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Prevention of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Multiple Myeloma at a Canadian Cancer Center

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1405 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S492-S493

Author(s):

Melissa Gitman ◽

James Vu ◽

Tram Nguyen ◽

Coleman Rotstein ◽

Christine Chen

Keyword(s):

Multiple Myeloma ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Screening Program ◽

Skin Testing ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Active Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Cancer Center ◽

Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽

Routine Screening Program

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