Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Gran, Gerd"
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Diagnosis and follow-up of treatment of latent tuberculosis; the utility of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay in outpatients from a tuberculosis low-endemic country
Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Gran, Gerd; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Blomberg, Bjørn; Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03-08)Background Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) Release Assays (IGRA) are more specific than the tuberculosis skin test (TST) in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI). We present the performance of the QuantiFERON®-TB ... -
Screening for latent tuberculosis in Norwegian health care workers: high frequency of discordant tuberculin skin test positive and interferon-gamma release assay negative results
Gran, Gerd; Assmus, Jørg; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-17)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) presents globally a significant health problem and health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of contracting TB infection. There is no diagnostic gold standard for latent TB infection ...