Five-year prospective study of tuberculin skin testing among new healthcare personnel at a university hospital in Thailand

Five-year prospective study of tuberculin skin testing among new healthcare personnel at a university hospital in Thailand

Summary We determined the prevalence of a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) and the incidence of TST conversion among new healthcare personnel (HCP) in a hospital in Thailand. During 2005–2008, TST was performed on 1438 HCP and the prevalence of positive TST was 66.3%. Age, male gender, and the pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of hospital infection 2012-02, Vol.80 (2), p.173-175
Hauptverfasser: Kiertiburanakul, S, Suebsing, S, Kehachindawat, P, Apivanich, S, Somsakul, S, Sathapatayavongs, B, Malathum, K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Bacterial diseases
BCG Vaccine - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Health Personnel
Healthcare personnel
Hospitals, University
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Incidence
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Thailand - epidemiology
Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - immunology
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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Zusammenfassung:Summary We determined the prevalence of a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) and the incidence of TST conversion among new healthcare personnel (HCP) in a hospital in Thailand. During 2005–2008, TST was performed on 1438 HCP and the prevalence of positive TST was 66.3%. Age, male gender, and the presence of Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) scar were associated with odds of positive TST (all P  
ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.017