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Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Students and Postgraduates in a Mediterranean Italian Area: What Correlation with Work Exposure?
Antonina CiccarelloBenedetta RomaninPaola Di CarloMaria Gabriella VersoNicola Serrasubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyStudents MedicalSettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveHealth PersonnelHealth Toxicology and MutagenesiseducationTuberculinlcsh:MedicineArticlemedical and nursing studentsYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinelatent tb infectionLatent TuberculosisOccupational ExposureHealth carePrevalencequantiferon-tb testHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicinemedical and nursing student0303 health sciencesLatent tuberculosisMediterranean Region030306 microbiologybusiness.industryRisk of infectionSettore MED/44 - Medicina Del LavoroRacial Groupslcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthSkin testmedicine.diseasebacterial infections and mycosesmantoux skin testTest (assessment)Work exposureItalyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Family medicineoccupational biohazardFemaleStudents Nursingbusinessdescription
Background: Tuberculosis screening is part of the standard protocol for evaluating the risk of infection in healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among students attending various healthcare profession degree courses and postgraduate medical courses at the School of Medicine of the University of Palermo, Italy, and assess the possible professional origin of infection. Methods: In total, 2946 students (2082 undergraduates and 864 postgraduates) took part in a screening program for LTBI between January 2014 to April 2019 using the tuberculin skin test (TST). Students with a positive TST result underwent a Quantiferon-TB test (QFT). Results: Among the 2082 undergraduates, 23 (1.1%) had a positive TST
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2019-10-28 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |