[MCOH-EH] Unusually High Number of Positive QuantiFERONs

[Giovannetti, Mary]

We have seen an increase in positive test results since we switched from drawing 4 tubes and our lab incubating to drawing lithium heparin tubes and sending to LabCorp for incubation



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Are you people with the high QFTs now using the Diasorin machin in your lab, perhaps?



Wendy



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Hi,

Yes, same here….very strange.



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We are seeing an unusually high number of positive QuantiFERONs for new hires without risk or history. We repeat the Quant and it is positive as well. Is anyone else experiencing this?



Linda Welch MSN, RN, ACNS

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