ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2014
Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among 3,374 healthcare students in Italy.
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- The Direct Comparison of Two Interferon-gamma Release Assays in the Tuberculosis Screening of Japanese Healthcare Workers.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2017Article
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- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers at a hospital in Naples, Italy, a low-incidence country.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2016Article
- Using IFN-gamma release assay to confirm tuberculin skin test improves the screening of latent tuberculosis infection in Italian healthcare workers.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2016Article
- Vaccination against hepatitis b virus: are Italian medical students sufficiently protected after the public vaccination programme?Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2015Article
- Occupational screening for tuberculosis and the use of a borderline zone for interpretation of the IGRA in German healthcare workers.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
introductionThe risk of tuberculosis (TB) in healthcare personnel (HCP) is related to its incidence in the general population. Healthcare students involved in clinical training could be exposed to occupational risks similar to those that HCP face. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among undergraduate healthcare students with different working seniority in Italy was analysed.
methodsA cross-sectional study under a screening programme for LTBI among undergraduate and postgraduate students attending Medical School at the Second University of Naples was conducted between January 2012 and December 2013 with clinical evaluations, tuberculin skin testing (TST) and, in positive TST students, Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA). Putative risk factors for LTBI were assessed by means of a standardised questionnaire.
results3,374 students attending the Medical School of the Second University of Naples were submitted to a screening programme for TBC. 3,331 performed TST as a first-level test and 43 performed a Quantiferon test (QFT). 128 students were TST-positive and continued the diagnostic work with QFT, which was positive in 34 students. Of the 43 subjects who took the QFT as a first-level test only 1 was positive. In 35 students positive to the QFT test we formulated the diagnosis of LTBI by clinical and radiographic results. A correlation was found between age, non-Italian born persons, studying age, post-medical school status and LTBI.
conclusionsThe prevalence of LTBI among healthcare students in our study was very low. In countries with a low incidence of TB, the screening programmes of healthcare students can be useful for early identification and treatment of sporadic cases of LTBI.
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