Document ID (ISN) | 101720 |
CIS number |
03-930 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Miller A.K., Tepper A., Sieber K. |
Title |
Historical risks of tuberculin skin test conversion among non-physician staff at a large urban hospital |
Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2002, Vol.42, No.3, p.228-235. 33 ref. |
Abstract |
Following cases of nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among workers at a 1000-bed urban hospital, an extensive evaluation was carried out of this risk among workers with potential exposure to tuberculosis patients or to contaminated biological samples. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the incidence and risk of tuberculin skin test (TST) conversions among workers employed between 1 January 1990 and 30 September 1992. Personal, social and occupational risk factors were evaluated in 2,362 workers with potential exposure and 886 workers with no known exposure. The 33-month cumulative rate of TST conversion was 5.8% for potentially exposed workers and 2.0% for controls. Among workers with potential tuberculosis exposure, statistically significantly elevated risks were found for nurses, laboratory technicians, pharmacy workers, phlebotomists, housekeepers, clerks, emergency room workers and emergency responders. |
Descriptors (primary) |
tuberculosis; hospitals; risk factors; biological hazards; health care personnel |
Descriptors (secondary) |
laboratory work; case-control study; cohort study; emergency services; frequency rates; nursing personnel; skin tests; contamination; determination in biological matter; long-term study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases Health care services Biological hazards
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