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标题：Tuberculosis screening in an aged care residential facility in a low-incidence setting
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作者：Nompilo Moyo ; James Trauer ; Peter Trevan 等
期刊名称：Communicable Diseases Intelligence
印刷版ISSN：1447-4514
电子版ISSN：1445-4866
出版年度：2017
卷号：41
期号：3
页码：E209
出版社：Government Department of Health and Ageing
摘要：This is a retrospective cohort study of tuberculosis contact tracing and screening in an elderly residential facilityin Victoria. In the absence of specific guidelines regarding an optimal test for this population, 18 residentswere tested with both tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), and all underwentsymptom assessment and chest x-ray (CXR).
关键词：latent tuberculous infection; contact;tracing; interferon-gamma release assays;tuberculin skin test