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Last refreshed on: 11 March 2013
Main ID:  NCT01376843
Date of registration: 16/06/2011
Primary sponsor: Yonsei University
Public title: Conversion Rate of (TST) Tuberculin Skin Test and Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube Assay in Health Care Workers
Scientific title: Conversion Rate of TST and Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube Assay in Health Care Workers
Date of first enrolment: June 2011
Target sample size: 53
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01376843
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

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



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Tuberculosis
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
conversion rate of latent tuberculosis infection in hospital workers [Time Frame: 3months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
4-2011-0161
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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