2006
High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results
Friedman LN, Nash ER, Bryant J, Henry S, Shi J, D'Amato J, Khaled GH, Russi MB, O'Connor PG, Edberg SC, Pisani MA, Cain HC, Tanoue L, Weissman DN. High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2006, 27: 436-441. PMID: 16671022, DOI: 10.1086/503690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisReagent Kits, DiagnosticReproducibility of ResultsTuberculinTuberculin TestTuberculosisConceptsQuantiFERON-TB testTuberculin skin testPrevious tuberculin skin testTST statusInitial tuberculin skin testPositive tuberculin skin testSecond tuberculin skin testPositive skin test resultsExperienced healthcare workersNegative TST resultsTST-negative groupSkin test resultsTST protocolWhole blood assaysNegative resultsPositive resultsTuberculosis exposureImmunocompetent subjectsQuantiFERON testSkin testTST resultsMedical recordsInduration diameterHealthcare workersHigh risk
2003
Case 1-2003 — A 43-Year-Old Man with Fever and Night Sweats
Cabot R, Harris N, McNeely W, Shepard J, Ebeling S, Ellender S, Peters C, Tanoue L, Mark E. Case 1-2003 — A 43-Year-Old Man with Fever and Night Sweats. New England Journal Of Medicine 2003, 348: 151-161. PMID: 12519926, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc020026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research