Interferon Gamma Release Assay versus Tuberculin Skin Testing among Healthcare Workers of Highly Diverse Origin in a Moderate Tuberculosis Burden Country

Sahal Al Hajoj; Bright Varghese; Alria Datijan; Mohammed Shoukri; Ali Alzahrani; Abdallah Alkhenizan; Abdulaziz AlSaif; Sahar Althawadi; Grace Fernandez; Abdulrahman Alrajhi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154803

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Interferon Gamma Release Assay versus Tuberculin Skin Testing among Healthcare Workers of Highly Diverse Origin in a Moderate Tuberculosis Burden Country

Sahal Al Hajoj ,

* E-mail: hajoj@kfshrc.edu.sa

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Research Section, Department of Infection and Immunity, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Bright Varghese,

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Research Section, Department of Infection and Immunity, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Alria Datijan,

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Research Section, Department of Infection and Immunity, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Shoukri,

Affiliation National Biotechnology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ali Alzahrani,

Affiliation Gulf Centre for Cancer Control and Prevention, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdallah Alkhenizan,

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdulaziz AlSaif,

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sahar Althawadi,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Grace Fernandez,

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Research Section, Department of Infection and Immunity, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdulrahman Alrajhi

Affiliation Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Interferon Gamma Release Assay versus Tuberculin Skin Testing among Healthcare Workers of Highly Diverse Origin in a Moderate Tuberculosis Burden Country

Sahal Al Hajoj,
Bright Varghese,
Alria Datijan,
Mohammed Shoukri,
Ali Alzahrani,
Abdallah Alkhenizan,
Abdulaziz AlSaif,
Sahar Althawadi,
Grace Fernandez,
Abdulrahman Alrajhi

Published: May 5, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154803

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