During a 2-year period, the infection control practitioners at an acute care Department
of Veterans Affairs health care system administered 440 tuberculin purified protein
derivative (PPD) and 335 anergy panels. Each patient's computerized medical record
was reviewed retrospectively. Of patients, 79% (265/335) who received both PPD and
anergy testing and 62% (23/37) who were PPD positive had no response to anergy. We
conclude that using the anergy panel to validate PPD skin tests was not useful in
our patient population.
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