Status:
COMPLETED
The Time of Positive Conversion of Interferon-γ Releasing Assay After Tuberculosis Exposure
Lead Sponsor:
Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Republic of Korea
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
MALE
Brief Summary
The aim is to evaluate the time of positive conversion after exposure to smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a platoon of Korean military, a closed communal setting.
Detailed Description
In a platoon where TB outbreak occurred, we performed low dose chest CT (LDCT), QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube (QFT) and two-step (0, 4weeks) TST for outbreak investigation. We perform QFT at 0, 2, 4, 8 ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All soldiers who assigned to the military platoon where a tuberculosis outbreak occurred
Exclusion
- Soldiers who could not complete study or refused the study protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00981071
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2010
Last Update
April 8 2010
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