I received this from our Lab Director…
I checked with our medical director over QFT testing. There haven't
been any changes with instrumentation nor staff and she said the overall positivity rate is the same.
Linda Welch MSN, RN, ACNS
Manager of Clinical Operations
SCR Employee Health Services
IU Health Bloomington
583 S. Clarizz
Bloomington, IN 47402
T: 812.353.5193 F: 812.323.4434
LWelch2@iuhealth.org
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From: Stephanie Perkins <Stephanie.Perkins@nbmchealth.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:45 PM
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Cc: Welch, Linda E <LWelch2@iuhealth.org>
Subject: RE: [MCOH-EH] [External] Re: Unusually High Number of Positive QuantiFERONs
Has there been any updates on this?
Stephanie Perkins, MSN RN
Employee Health Nurse
Clinical Educator
North Bend Medical Center
541.267.5151 X 1667
“We are dedicated to providing the best healthcare for our community with compassionate, accessible, and high quality service.”
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I am looking into this.
Linda Welch MSN, RN, ACNS
Manager of Clinical Operations
SCR Employee Health Services
IU Health Bloomington
583 S. Clarizz
Bloomington, IN 47402
T: 812.353.5193 F: 812.323.4434
LWelch2@iuhealth.org
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Hi,
Our test are sent out to Quest. Not sure what they use…
Mara
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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?
Wendy
WENDY THANASSI MD, MA, MRO
Clinical Director, Workforce Health and Wellness
Clinical Professor, Primary Care and Population Health Sciences
Stanford Health Care
300 Pasteur Dr, MC 5205
Stanford, CA 94305
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Hi,
Yes, same here….very strange.
Mara Garcia
Director of Occupational Health
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Occupational Health
500 7th Ave South, 103
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
O 727-767-4190
P 727-767-8211
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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?
Linda Welch MSN, RN, ACNS
Manager of Clinical Operations
SCR Employee Health Services
IU Health Bloomington
583 S. Clarizz
Bloomington, IN 47402
T: 812.353.5193 F: 812.323.4434
LWelch2@iuhealth.org
Note: Employee Health is now located at 583 S. Clarizz
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