Latent tuberculosis in health care workers exposed to active tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman
Joint Authors
Khamis, Firyal
al-Numani, Jalilah
al-Jardani, Aminah
al-Lawati, Adil
al-Harithi, Harith
al-Harithi, Alya
al-Abri, Sayf
al-Zakwani, Ibrahim
Source
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 4 (31 Jul. 2016), pp.298-303, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-07-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives : Data on the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in healthcare workers (HCW) in Oman and the Arabian Gulf is scarce.
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis (LTB) among HCW exposed to active TB in one of the tertiary care hospitals in Muscat.
Methods: Exposed HCW were screened for LTB from January to June 2012 using skin tuberculin and serum interferon tests.
Candidates were followed-up for a total of nine months.
Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data.
Results: A total of 371 exposed HCW were involved in the study.
The incidence of LTB in exposed HCW was 33.2% (n = 123).
Almost 54% (66/123) of the HCW started treatment and only 42.4% (28/66) completed the full nine-month treatment course.
Conclusions: The high prevalence of LTBI in exposed HCW merits further evaluation of the screening and treatment programs in the country.
Future countrywide studies are warranted to provide more precise statistics on the prevalence and management of this public health issue
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khamis, Firyal& al-Abri, Sayf& al-Numani, Jalilah& al-Harithi, Harith& al-Jardani, Aminah& al-Harithi, Alya…[et al.]. 2016. Latent tuberculosis in health care workers exposed to active tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Oman Medical Journal،Vol. 31, no. 4, pp.298-303.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Abri, Sayf…[et al.]. Latent tuberculosis in health care workers exposed to active tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Oman Medical Journal Vol. 31, no. 4 (Jul. 2016), pp.298-303.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Khamis, Firyal& al-Abri, Sayf& al-Numani, Jalilah& al-Harithi, Harith& al-Jardani, Aminah& al-Harithi, Alya…[et al.]. Latent tuberculosis in health care workers exposed to active tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Oman Medical Journal. 2016. Vol. 31, no. 4, pp.298-303.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-772590
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 302-303
Record ID
BIM-772590