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

NCT ID: NCT01376843

Last Updated: 2013-03-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

53 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-06-30

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tuberculosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Health care workers

health care workers who performed TST or Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay before

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Yonsei University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Severance Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Menzies D, Fanning A, Yuan L, Fitzgerald M. Tuberculosis among health care workers. N Engl J Med. 1995 Jan 12;332(2):92-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199501123320206. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7990907 (View on PubMed)

Jiamjarasrangsi W, Hirunsuthikul N, Kamolratanakul P. Tuberculosis among health care workers at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, 1988-2002. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Nov;9(11):1253-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16333934 (View on PubMed)

Schwartzman K, Loo V, Pasztor J, Menzies D. Tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Montreal. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1996 Oct;154(4 Pt 1):1006-12. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887599.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8887599 (View on PubMed)

Kruuner A, Danilovitsh M, Pehme L, Laisaar T, Hoffner SE, Katila ML. Tuberculosis as an occupational hazard for health care workers in Estonia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2001 Feb;5(2):170-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11258511 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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4-2011-0161

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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