ArticleScientific reports2018
Prevalence and risk factors of latent tuberculosis among Korean healthcare workers using whole-blood interferon-γ release assay.
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- The Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Etiological Distribution and Morphological Patterns of Granulomatous Pleurisy in a Tuberculosis-prevalent Country.Journal of Korean medical science · 2021Article
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- Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis among health-care workers in Henan, China from 2010 to 2017.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- A retrospective review of tuberculosis exposure among health care workers in a tertiary hospital.American journal of infection control · 2020Article
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- Screening and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers at a Referral Hospital in Korea.Infection & chemotherapy · 2019Article
- Multidrug-resistant Disseminated Tuberculosis Related to Infliximab in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis and Negative Evaluation for Latent Tuberculosis.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2019Article
- Factors associated with non-initiation of latent tuberculosis treatment among healthcare workers with a positive interferon-gamma releasing assay.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Because healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection, it is essential to research the prevalence of latent TB infection (LTBI) and to implement health interventions including early treatment of LTBI and TB infection control measures. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for LTBI using interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) among HCWs in South Korea. The cross-sectional study was carried in the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, which is a 740-bed general hospital, South Korea. HCWs who participated in this survey were required to complete a questionnaire and IGRA was performed. Of the 1,655 HCWs, 271 results were positive and the prevalence of LTBI was 16% (95% CI; 15-18%). In the multivariate analysis, age (OR; 2.201, 95% CI; 1.911-2.536, P < 0.001), male sex (OR; 1.523, 95% CI; 1.133-2.046, P = 0.005), contact active TB patients (OR; 1.461, 95% CI; 1.061-2.010, P = 0.02) and diabetes (OR; 2.837, 95% CI; 1.001-8.044, P = 0.05) were significant risk factors for LTBI. LTBI among HCWs in Korea, although prevalent, might not exceed the background level of the general population. Because contact with active TB patients has been identified as a risk factor for LTBI, more effective TB infection control measures are essential in healthcare facilities and congregate settings.
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