Tuberculosis is a serious health threat, especially for people living with HIV (PLHIV), and is
the leading cause of death among PLHIV. Someone with latent TB infection and HIV …

Health care workers are exposed to numerous workplace hazards. The implementation of
safety measures in high-income countries has largely mitigated these risks. However, in …

Rapid expansion of the standardised approach to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment that
is recommended by WHO allowed more than 36 million people to be cured between 1995 …

The main thrust of the World Health Organization's global tuberculosis (TB) control strategy
is to ensure effective and equitable delivery of quality assured diagnosis and treatment of …

Background Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in prisons has been reported worldwide to be
much higher than that reported for the corresponding general population. Methods and …

To assess the annual risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among health care workers
(HCWs), the incidence rate ratio for tuberculosis (TB) among HCWs worldwide, and the …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge to global health. Healthcare
workers (HCWs) appear to be at increased risk of TB compared with the general population …

Contact investigation to identify individuals with tuberculosis and latent infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important component of tuberculosis control in low …

The burden of tuberculosis (TB) is now very slowly decreasing globally. However, the rate of
decline is too slow to reach all the epidemiological impact targets set for 2015. The …

Background: Healthcare professionals in Taiwan are exposed to a myriad of occupational
health and safety hazards, including physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic, and …