Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in South Korea: A Multicenter Study
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dc.contributor.author | Jo, Kyung-Wook | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hong, Yoonki | - |
dc.contributor.author | Park, Jae Seuk | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bae, In-Gyu | - |
dc.contributor.author | Eom, Joong Sik | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Sang-Rok | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cho, Oh-Hyun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Choo, Eun Ju | - |
dc.contributor.author | Heo, Jung Yeon | - |
dc.contributor.author | Woo, Jun Hee | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shim, Tae Sun | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-12T01:13:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-12T01:13:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1738-3536 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2005-6184 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/13560 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: We investigated the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among the health care workers (HCWs) and analyzed its risk factors in South Korea. Methods: A standard questionnaire regarding the baseline demographics and risk factors for LTBI was given to each participant and tuberculin skin test (TST), QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay, and chest radiography were performed. Results: A total of 493 participants, 152 (30.8%) doctors and 341 (69.2%) nurses were enrolled in eight tertiary referral hospitals. The mean age of the subjects was 30.6 years old, and 383 (77.7%) were female. Of the 152 doctors, 63 (41.4%) and 36 (23.7%) were positive by TST and by QTF-GIT, respectively, and among the 341 nurses, 119 (34.9%) and 49 (14.4%) had positive TST and QFT-GIT results, respectively. Overall, the agreement between the two tests was 0.22 by the chance corrected proportional agreement rate (kappa coefficient) in 493 subjects. Experience of working in tuberculosis (TB)-related departments was significantly associated with positive LTBI test results by QFT-GIT assay, not by TST. In multivariate analysis, only age was independently associated with increased risk of a positive TST result, while age and experience of working in TB-related departments (odds ratio, 2.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-5.12) were independently associated with increased risk of a positive QFT-GIT result. Conclusion: A high prevalence of LTBI was found among South Korean HCWs. Considering the association between the experience of working in TB-related departments and high risk of LTBI, QFT-GIT may be a better diagnostic test for LTBI than TST in HCWs. | - |
dc.format.extent | 7 | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.language.iso | ENG | - |
dc.publisher | 대한결핵및호흡기학회 | - |
dc.title | Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in South Korea: A Multicenter Study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.publisher.location | 대한민국 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4046/trd.2013.75.1.18 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000420487000003 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, v.75, no.1, pp 18 - 24 | - |
dc.citation.title | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases | - |
dc.citation.volume | 75 | - |
dc.citation.number | 1 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 18 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 24 | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.identifier.kciid | ART001791061 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | N | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | kci | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Respiratory System | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Respiratory System | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Latent Tuberculosis | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Health Personnel | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Tuberculin Test | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Interferon-gamma Release Tests | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Republic of Korea | - |
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