Self-reported tuberculin skin testing among Indian Health Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons dentists, 1993.
Surveillance of health-care workers (HCWs) for tuberculosis (TB) and assessment of TB transmission through routine periodic screening with tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) are essential components of effective TB-control programs in health-care settings (1). Based on TST results, risk for acquiring new infections can be assessed and infection-control practices modified accordingly. In 1993, a self-administered mail survey was conducted to characterize the TST practices and results among dentists in the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBoP). This report summarizes the findings of the survey.
D003815:Dentists / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011330:Prisons / Q000592:standards*; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*