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FAQs for Health Professionals - QuantiFERON
FAQs for Health ProfessionalsQuantiFERON -TB GoldTable of Contents About TB 6 What is latent TB? And how is it different from active TB disease? 6 What is the meaning of remote TB infection and can QFT distinguish 7between remote and recent infection?Why is latent TB infection important? 7 How should screening for TB and LTBI be prioritized? 7Is latent TB contagious? 9 Doesn t everybody in high incidence countries have latent TB? 9 About QFT 9 What is QFT? 9 What is QFT s intended use? 9 What are the clinical situations in which QFT can be used? 10 Can QFT distinguish between active TB and LTBI? 11 How does it work? 12 Why measure interferon-gamma? 12 How does QFT differ from the TST? 12 How long does it take to get QFT results? 13 Does a prior TST influence a QFT result? 13 What is the minimum time necessary to wait between exposure to 14 M. tuberculosis and QFT testing?
6 FAQ - Health Professionals 10/2016. 2. Congregate settings: Congregate settings are places where transmission of communicable diseases is a real risk. Focused screening for disease and LTBI prior to entry into congregate settings reduces TB transmission through early identification of TB and preventive treatment of those at risk of developing ...
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