Occupational Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Health Workers of 14 Military Hospitals
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: 1251-1257, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) is a known occupational risk to health workers. Identifying risk factors in health care settings is critical to the prevention of TB for health workers and patients. In 2014, we carried out a TB screening and survey for 902 health workers from 14 selected military hospitals to determine the prevalence rate of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) as well as occupational risk factors. Of all subjects, 19.5% reported having provided TB patient care for 1 year or more (176/902), and 26.9% (243/902) were positive for the tuberculin skin test (TST) (10 mm or more of induration). Additionally, 21.4% (52/243) of those who tested positive were also positive for the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). The proportion of LTBI in the study population was 5.8% (52/902). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, providing TB patient care for one year or more was the only significant occupational risk factor (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13–4.56). This study suggests that military health workers working with TB patients should be regularly examined by chest radiography, TST and IGRA to detect LTBI in the early stage and control nosocomial infection of TB.
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Assunto principal:
Tórax
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Tuberculina
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Tuberculose
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Testes Cutâneos
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Radiografia
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Modelos Logísticos
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Razão de Chances
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Prevalência
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
2017
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