作者
Hsi Chu, Chia-Jen Shih, Yi-Jung Lee, Shu-Chen Kuo, Yen-Tao Hsu, Shuo-Ming Ou, Yu-Ning Shih, Der-Cherng Tarng, Szu-Yuan Li, Yung-Tai Chen, Ran-Chou Chen
发表日期
2014/12/1
期刊
Journal of Infection
卷号
69
期号
6
页码范围
525-532
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
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 …
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