2009
Prospective Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Incidence Setting
Cummings KJ, Smith TS, Shogren ES, Khakoo R, Nanda S, Bunner L, Smithmyer A, Soccorsi D, Kashon ML, Mazurek GH, Friedman LN, Weissman DN. Prospective Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Incidence Setting. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2009, 30: 1123-1126. PMID: 19803719, DOI: 10.1086/644754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculin skin testSkin testHealthcare workersLow-risk healthcare workersQuantiFERON-TB Gold InPositive QFT-GITLatent tuberculosis infectionQuantiFERON-TB GoldLow-incidence settingsQFT-GITTuberculosis infectionPotential immunosuppressionProspective comparisonIndeterminate resultsTube assayPositive resultsRepeat analysisImmunosuppressionInfection
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 ResearchConceptsQuantiFERON-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
1996
Tuberculosis, AIDS, and Death among Substance Abusers on Welfare in New York City
Friedman L, Williams M, Singh T, Frieden T. Tuberculosis, AIDS, and Death among Substance Abusers on Welfare in New York City. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 334: 828-833. PMID: 8596549, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199603283341304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative skin testsIncidence of tuberculosisSkin testAge-matched general populationSubstance abusersDiagnosis of AIDSPositive skin testsRates of AIDSDevelopment of tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisHigh-risk groupRate of deathYears of ageRate of incidenceNew York CityRecipients 18Immunodeficiency syndromeIncidence rateGeneral populationDrug abusersNew infectionsHealth servicesNew casesTuberculosisAIDS