ArticleTuberculosis and respiratory diseases2012
Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Medical Students in South Korea.
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- Factors Influencing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis among Contacts in Congregated Settings in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2019Article
- Tuberculosis Transmission in Households and Classrooms of Adolescent Cases Compared to the Community in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection: A latent-class analysis.PloS one · 2017Article
- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among foreign students in Lübeck, Germany tested with QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2017Article
- Tuberculin skin test and Quantiferon test agreement and influencing factors in tuberculosis screening of healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among medical students in South Korea.
methodsStudents from one medical school, who were in second- or third-year classes before clerkship course, were enrolled for three consecutive years in the study. A standard questionnaire was given to each participant, and tuberculin skin test (TST), QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay, and chest radiography were performed.
resultsA total of 153 participants were enrolled in the study. The mean age of the subjects was 21.9±0.9 years, 105 (68.6%) were male, and 132 (86.3%) had been vaccinated with Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Four students (2.6%) had a history of contact with tuberculosis (TB) patients during medical practice. No abnormal chest radiograph findings were found for any of the subjects. Of the 153 subjects, 23 (15.0%) tested positive for the TST, and 8 (5.2%) tested positive for the QFT-GIT. The agreement between the two tests was determined to be 0.34 using kappa coefficients. Of the four students who had a history of contact with TB patients, only one subject tested positive for both tests, and the other three students tested negative for both tests.
conclusionA low prevalence of LTBI was found among medical students before clerkship course in South Korea.
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