TY - JOUR
T1 - Tuberculin reactivity among health care workers in nonhospital settings
AU - Shah, Syed M.
AU - Ross, Allen G.
AU - Chotani, Rashid
AU - Arif, Ahmed A.
AU - Neudorf, Cordell
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by Cooperative Agreement 1 U01 OH07292-01 from the National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - Background: We used workers' compensation data to identify health care workers at risk of tuberculosis exposure in the hospital and nonhospital environment. Methods: We identified State Fund workers' compensation claims having a documented tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion (size ≥10 mm) with a previous negative skin test between 1996 and 2000 in the State of Washington. Results: Health care workers experienced an overall accepted workers' compensation claim rate of 2.3 claims/10,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per year for tuberculin reactivity. Receptionists accounted for the largest number, with 18.4% tuberculin reactivity claims. The number of tuberculin reactivity claims was the highest for offices and clinics of doctors of medicine (3.7 per 10,000 FTEs), followed by medical laboratories (2.6 per 10,000 FTEs). Conclusion: This study allowed characterization of employees in various nonhospital health services locations with higher number of tuberculin reactivity.
AB - Background: We used workers' compensation data to identify health care workers at risk of tuberculosis exposure in the hospital and nonhospital environment. Methods: We identified State Fund workers' compensation claims having a documented tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion (size ≥10 mm) with a previous negative skin test between 1996 and 2000 in the State of Washington. Results: Health care workers experienced an overall accepted workers' compensation claim rate of 2.3 claims/10,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per year for tuberculin reactivity. Receptionists accounted for the largest number, with 18.4% tuberculin reactivity claims. The number of tuberculin reactivity claims was the highest for offices and clinics of doctors of medicine (3.7 per 10,000 FTEs), followed by medical laboratories (2.6 per 10,000 FTEs). Conclusion: This study allowed characterization of employees in various nonhospital health services locations with higher number of tuberculin reactivity.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.02.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16877100
AN - SCOPUS:33746284219
SN - 0196-6553
VL - 34
SP - 338
EP - 342
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
IS - 6
ER -