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Tuberculosis among Health Care Workers
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To assess the annual risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among health care workers (HCWs), the incidence rate ratio for tuberculosis (TB) among HCWs worldwide, and the population-attributable fraction of TB to exposure of HCWs in their work settings, we reviewed the literature. Stratified pooled estimates for the LTBI rate for countries with low (<50 cases/100,000 population), intermediate (50-100/100,000 population), and high (>100/100,000 population) TB incidence were 3.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0%-4.6%), 6.9% (95% CI 3.4%-10.3%), and 8.4% (95% CI 2.7%-14.0%), respectively. For TB, estimated incident rate ratios were 2.4 (95% CI 1.2-3.6), 2.4 (95% CI 1.0-3.8), and 3.7 (95% CI 2.9-4.5), respectively. Median estimated population-attributable fraction for TB was as high as 0.4%. HCWs are at higher than average risk for TB. Sound TB infection control measures should be implemented in all health care facilities with patients suspected of having infectious TB.
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- Authors
- Baussano, I., Nunn, P., Williams, B., Pivetta, E., Bugiani, M., & Scano, F.
- Venue
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2011-03
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 488-494
- ISSN
- 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
- 1080-6059
- OpenAlex
- W2168063659
- Cited by
- 352
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 12.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
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