[MCOH-EH] Unusually High Number of Positive QuantiFERONs

[wendy thanassi]

Makes sense. Let your QFT rep know this is happening!

Best,
Wendy

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 10:31 AM Mara Garcia via MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
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> Hi,
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> Our test are sent out to Quest. Not sure what they use…
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> Mara
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> *From:* Thanassi, Wendy <WThanassi at stanfordhealthcare.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 6:37 PM
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> *Cc:* Mara Garcia <mgarci87 at jhmi.edu>
> *Subject:* RE: Unusually High Number of Positive QuantiFERONs
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> Are you people with the high QFTs now using the Diasorin machin in your
> lab, perhaps?
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> Wendy
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> *WENDY THANASSI MD, MA, MRO*
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> *From:* MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces+thanassi=stanford.edu at mylist.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Mara Garcia via MCOH-EH
> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 1:01 PM
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> *Cc:* Mara Garcia <mgarci87 at jhmi.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [MCOH-EH] Unusually High Number of Positive QuantiFERONs
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> Hi,
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> Yes, same here….very strange.
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> *Mara Garcia*
> Director of Occupational Health
> *Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital*
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> *From:* MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> *On Behalf Of *Welch, Linda
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> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 10:23 AM
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> *Cc:* Welch, Linda E <LWelch2 at iuhealth.org>
> *Subject:* [MCOH-EH] Unusually High Number of Positive QuantiFERONs
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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?
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> Linda Welch MSN, RN, ACNS
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