| Literature DB >> 29606170 |
Jeffrey M Collins1, Mary Hunter2, Wanda Gordon2, Russell R Kempker1, Henry M Blumberg1, Susan M Ray1.
Abstract
Following large declines in tuberculosis transmission the United States, large-scale screening programs targeting low-risk healthcare workers are increasingly a source of false-positive results. We report a large cluster of presumed false-positive tuberculin skin test results in healthcare workers following a change to 50-dose vials of Tubersol tuberculin.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:750-752.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29606170 PMCID: PMC6393163 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.59
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254