Incidence rate of latent tuberculosis using interferon gamma release assay among travelers to high-endemic countries for tuberculosis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- latent tuberculosistravelerinterferon gamma release assay
- Registration Number
- TCTR20190204002
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1.Thai or foreigner adult age more than 18 years old
2.Be able to communicate in English
3.Foreigner traveler who come from low-endemic country stay in Thailand more than 3 months
4.Thai traveler travel to higher endemic country of tuberculosis (compare to Thailand)
5.Duration of trip are between 3-12 months
6.Be able to commplete blood test
7.No active tuberculosis and normal past 3 months chest X-ray
8.Be able to participate in this study
Exclusion Criteria
1.Travelers need anti-tuberculosis drugs
2.Travelers who previously diagnosed with tuberculosis in the past 10 years
3.History of contact tuberculosis patients
4.Immunocompromised travelers
5.Health care workers and immigrants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method conversion rate of interferon gamma release assay 1 year interferon gamma release assay
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method prevalence of interferon gamma release assay in traveler 2 year interferon gamma release assay