Course Outline
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- Introduction
- Facts
- Testing
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection Detection Methods
- Tuberculin Skin Test
- TST Interpretation and Classification
- TST False-Negative Reactions
- Two-Step Skin Testing
- Screening Newly Hired Health Care Employees
- Which test is preferable if an individual has previously had the vaccination bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) or has been infected with non-tubercul...
- The two current methods for detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are the tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGR...
- CDC Guidelines and Assessing Risk
- Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Risk Categories
- Tuberculosis Control Plan
- Tuberculosis Control Plan, continued
- Health Care Worker Tuberculosis Screening
- Match the recommended frequency for TB screening of a health care worker with the risk category of the health care setting from the drop-down box.
- Which statement is true regarding two-step skin testing?
- Methods of Control
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: All clinical laboratory personnel
Author Information: Aileen Hyde, MS, MLS(ASCP), is a freelance science writer in the Atlanta, GA area. She has a particular interest in the prevention of infectious diseases after working in research and quality management positions in the biotechnology industry. She has a bachelor's degree in Medical Technology from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee and a master's degree in Physiology from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California.
The author has no
conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information:
Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is
a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science
from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
from Saint Xavier University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher
education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and
MLS programs.
Dr. Julie Ann West is certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) and as a Specialist in Microbiology (SM). In addition, Dr. West has earned a PhD in Public Health - Infectious Disease Epidemiology - and is Certified in Public Health (CPH) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Dr. West is experienced as a Technical Specialist, Safety Officer, Educator, and Lead in the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and has prior experience as an Administrative Laboratory Director.
