Serial testing of healthcare workers for latent tuberculosis infection and long-term follow up for development of active tuberculosis.
Youngmok ParkSong Yee KimJeong Wha KimMoo Suk ParkYoung Sam KimJoon ChangYoung Ae KangPublished in: PloS one (2018)
There was significant discordance between TST conversion and IGRA results in high-risk HCWs, and active TB developed only in TST-converted and IGRA-positive HCWs. Therefore, the combined use of TST and IGRA for periodic monitoring of TB infections in high-risk HCWs may be useful.