SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Risk of Occupational Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Personnel Measured by Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in Low Incidence Countries-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Systematic review of latent tuberculosis infection research to inform programmatic management in Ireland.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Pooled it
- Compliance of Healthcare Worker's toward Tuberculosis Preventive Measures in Workplace: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Awareness and acceptance of latent tuberculosis infection screening and preventive treatment among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Long-term occupational risk of latent tuberculosis infection in Hamburg, Germany: Findings from a 13-year prospective observational study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2025Article
- Association of clinical laboratory parameters with latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers of primary health centers-A cross-sectional observational study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Mixed methods study on latent tuberculosis among agate stone workers and advocacy for testing silica dust exposed individuals in India.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in healthcare workers in Latin America and the Caribbean: systematic review and meta-analysis.Le infezioni in medicina · 2024Review
- Right to Occupational Safety: Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Healthcare Workers. A 1-Year Retrospective Survey Carried out at Hospital of Lecce (Italy).Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Occupational Infections among Dental Health Workers in Germany-14-Year Time Trends.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Upregulation of PD-1 expression on circulating CD8+ but not CD4+ T cells is associated with tuberculosis infection in health care workers.BMC immunology · 2021Article
- Risk Analysis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Workers Compared to Employees in Other Sectors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Tuberculosis among Health Workers-A Secondary Data Analysis of German Social Accident Insurance Data from 2002-2017.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Serial testing of health care workers for tuberculosis infection: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have increased risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and tuberculosis (TB) disease due to their occupational exposure. For some years now, interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) have replaced the tuberculin skin test for the diagnosis of LTBI in many countries. This review examined the occupational risk of LTBI in HCWs with IGRA testing in low incidence countries. A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 2005 onwards provide data regarding the prevalence of LTBI in HCWs. In addition, the pooled effect estimates were calculated for individual regions and occupational groups. 57 studies with 31,431 HCWs from four regions and a total of 25 countries were analysed. The prevalence of LTBI varied from 0.9 to 85.5%. The pooled estimation found the lowest prevalence of LTBI for North American and West Pacific countries (<5%), and the highest prevalence for Eastern Mediterranean countries (19.4%). An increased risk for LTBI was found only for administrative employees. Studies on the occupational risk of LTBI continue to show increased prevalence of HCWs, even in low-incidence countries. Good quality studies will continue to be needed to describe occupational exposure.
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