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JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
卷 80, 期 2, 页码 173-175出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.017
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Healthcare personnel; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis
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-Guerin (BCG) scar were associated with odds of positive TST (all P < 0.05). The incidence of TST conversion was 4.8 per 100 HCP-years. Nine (0.6%) HCP were diagnosed with active tuberculosis. The annual surveillance programme is important for the early diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis among HCP in Thailand. (C) 2011 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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