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Tests Showed No Disease Outbreak on Canadian Train
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Lab exams confirmed on Saturday that there was no infectious disease outbreak on a cross-Canada train that was held in quarantine on Friday in northern Ontario after a passenger aboard died. Reuters Health Information
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Tuberculin Skin Test Can Interfere With Interferon-Gamma Assay
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The accuracy of a relatively new interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) assay in detecting latent tuberculosis infection can be compromised if a tuberculin skin test (TST) is used several weeks before, according to a study by South Korean researchers published in the June issue of Chest. The investigators also found the agreement between the two tests to be low. Reuters Health Information
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Rapid Action Needed in Suspected TB Transmission From Donor to Organ Recipient
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Donor-transmitted tuberculosis in transplant recipients may cause extrapulmonary and disseminated infection, leading to atypical signs that can make diagnosis difficult. Nonetheless, early recognition is critical, as demonstrated by three cases described in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for April 4. Reuters Health Information
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