title: [Results of a health surveillance program for health care workers exposed to a patient affected by tuberculosis].
abstract: A health surveillance program was implemented in 71 health care workers (HCW) exposed to a patient with active TB infection. A two-step tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed in all the exposed, and a QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QTF) test was scheduled for positive TST subjects. Clinical-radiological surveillance (CRS) was scheduled for subjects positive to TST and QTF or symptomatic. Thirty eight percent HCW were TST positive; 19% of them were also QTF positive and were referred to CRS. No clinical TB was observed among the exposed HCW. Comprehensive health surveillance allows to increase risk perception, compliance to HS and to reduce cost in respect to less cost-effective practices.
authors: Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SS 554 bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Meloni
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Campagna
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Setzu
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Del Rio
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Miazzi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pilleri
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Cocco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult