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Title:	Risk of tuberculosis among healthcare workers in an intermediate-burden country: A nationwide population study
Authors:	Chu, H;Shih, CJ;Lee, YJ;Kuo, SC;Hsu, YT;Ou, SM;Shih, YN;Tarng, DC;Li, SY;Chen, YT;Chen, RC
Contributors:	Division of Infectious Diseases
Abstract:	OBJECTIVE: The potential association between healthcare workers (HCWs) and the risk of clinically active tuberculosis (TB) in countries with intermediate TB burdens remains unclear. METHODS: A nationwide, population-based cohort study was performed by using Taiwan National Health Insurance Database during 2000-2010. We included HCWs and non-HCWs without history of tuberculosis matched at a 1:1 ratio according to age, sex, monthly income, underlying comorbidities, and concomitant medications. All subjects were followed from the date of enrollment until TB occurrence, death, or 31 December 2010. RESULTS: The study population comprised 11,811 healthcare workers and 11,811 matched subjects. 62 HCWs and 38 control subjects developed TB during a median follow-up period of 9.4 years. The incidence of TB was higher among HCWs than among matched subjects (61.08 vs. 37.81 per 100,000 person-years). The risk of TB was also greater among HCWs (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-2.43), particularly for pulmonary TB in comparison with extrapulmonary TB (aHR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.02-2.39). Among different job categories of HCWs, we found that only nurses had a significantly increased risk of developing TB (aHR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.37-4.72) compared to the matched cohort. CONCLUSIONS: HCWs are associated independently with a higher risk of developing TB in this intermediate-burden country. Therefore, the importance of TB surveillance among HCWs should be emphasized.
Date:	2014-12
Relation:	Journal of Infection. 2014 Dec;69(6):525-532.
Link to:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2014.06.019
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