Prevalence of and risk factors for tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Chinese tuberculosis facilities

Prevalence of and risk factors for tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Chinese tuberculosis facilities

<strong>Background</strong> China is one of 22 countries with a high tuberculosis (TB) burden in the world. Healthcare workers (HCWs) have a high risk of contracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection due to insufficient infection control practices. We conducted a cross-sectional study...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Wang, X, He, T, Geng, M, Song, Y, Wang, J, Liu, M, Hoosdally, S, Cruz, A, Zhao, F, Pang, Y, Zhao, Y, He, G
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central 2018

Similar Items

Prevalence of and risk factors for tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Chinese tuberculosis facilities
by: Xiao-Ning Wang, et al.
Published: (2018-03-01)

Prevalence and determinants of latent tuberculosis infection among frontline tuberculosis healthcare workers in southeastern China: A multilevel analysis by individuals and health facilities
by: Bin Chen, et al.
Published: (2019-02-01)

Tuberculosis in healthcare workers and infection control measures at primary healthcare facilities in South Africa.
by: Mareli M Claassens, et al.
Published: (2013-01-01)

Prevalence and incidence of latent tuberculosis infection in georgian healthcare workers.
by: Jennifer A Whitaker, et al.
Published: (2013-01-01)

The prevalence and risk factors for tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
by: Stephanie Main, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01)

Behaviour change communication for control of tuberculosis by healthcare workers in DOTS facilities in Nigeria
by: Evelyn Nwanebe Nwagu, et al.
Published: (2020-08-01)

Tuberculosis transmission at healthcare facilities in India
by: Aggarwal Ashutosh
Published: (2009-01-01)

Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Morocco.
by: Ayoub Sabri, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01)

In-hospital contact investigation among healthcare workers after exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis
by: M.W. Kang, et al.
Published: (2014-04-01)

Correction: Prevalence and Incidence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Georgian Healthcare Workers
Published: (2013-01-01)

Risk of tuberculosis transmission among healthcare workers
by: Roland Diel, et al.
Published: (2018-04-01)

Modeling Tuberculosis Among Healthcare Workers
by: Faniran T.S., et al.
Published: (2019-12-01)

EVALUATION OF INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN TUBERCULOSIS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
by: A. Ahmed, et al.
Published: (2023-05-01)

The Prevalence and Demographic Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Healthcare Workers in Semarang, Indonesia
by: Erawati M, et al.
Published: (2020-02-01)

Latent Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: Time to Act
by: Issa Al Jahdhami
Published: (2013-03-01)

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among tuberculosis laboratory workers in Iran
by: Mahshid Nasehi, et al.
Published: (2016-12-01)

Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: A Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan.
by: Sung-Ching Pan, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Prevalence of Culture-Confirmed Tuberculosis Among Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease
by: He Y, et al.
Published: (2022-06-01)

Perceived risk of tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Swaziland
by: Yi-Hao Weng, et al.
Published: (2016-11-01)

The Recent Transmission and Associated Risk Factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Golmud City, China
by: Song Z, et al.
Published: (2024-02-01)

Prevalence of active tuberculosis disease among healthcare workers and support staff in healthcare settings of the Amhara region, Ethiopia.
by: Melashu Balew Shiferaw, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)

Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Nampula Central Hospital, Mozambique
by: Celso Belo, et al.
Published: (2017-06-01)

Evaluating a framework for tuberculosis screening among healthcare workers in clinical settings, Inner Mongolia, China
by: Shiming Cheng, et al.
Published: (2018-03-01)

Screening for tuberculosis and prediction of disease in Portuguese healthcare workers
by: Ringshausen Felix C, et al.
Published: (2011-06-01)

Disseminated tuberculosis in a pregnant immunocompetent healthcare worker
by: Mersni Meriem, et al.
Published: (2020-01-01)

Barriers to tuberculosis case finding in primary and secondary health facilities in Ghana: perceptions, experiences and practices of healthcare workers
by: Joyce B. Der, et al.
Published: (2022-03-01)

Prevalence, risk and genetic characteristics of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a tertiary care tuberculosis hospital in China
by: Zhao LL, et al.
Published: (2019-08-01)

Intervention Effect of New Tuberculosis Control Model on Tuberculosis Incidence in Xinjiang
by: Zhang Y, et al.
Published: (2023-12-01)

Serial testing of healthcare workers for latent tuberculosis infection and long-term follow up for development of active tuberculosis.
by: Youngmok Park, et al.
Published: (2018-01-01)

Risk of tuberculosis transmission by healthcare workers to children – a comprehensive review
by: Diel, Roland, et al.
Published: (2023-10-01)

Risk of tuberculosis transmission by children to healthcare workers – a comprehensive review
by: Diel, Roland, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)

Effect of Mixed Infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria on Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Multicentre Study in China
by: Huang M, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01)

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards childhood tuberculosis among healthcare workers at two primary health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia.
by: Paul Chabala Kaumba, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards childhood tuberculosis among healthcare workers at two primary health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia
by: Paul Chabala Kaumba, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to bedaquiline and delamanid in China
by: Wencong He, et al.
Published: (2021-09-01)

Large gap between attitude and action in tuberculosis preventive treatment among tuberculosis-related healthcare workers in eastern China
by: Fei Wang, et al.
Published: (2022-10-01)

Attenuated Cytokine-Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cell Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tuberculosis Patients
by: Liang C, et al.
Published: (2023-04-01)

Tuberculosis infection risk, preventive therapy care cascade and incidence of tuberculosis disease in healthcare workers at Maputo Central Hospital
by: Susannah K. Graves, et al.
Published: (2019-04-01)

Highly Sensitive Detection of Isoniazid Heteroresistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by Droplet Digital PCR
by: Zheng Y, et al.
Published: (2022-10-01)

ESTIMATION OF THE SPREAD OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN TUBERCULOSIS FACILITY EMPLOYEES
by: M. M. Zorina, et al.
Published: (2014-05-01)