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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública 2016; 42 (2)

Tuberculin test performed in health staff of Bogota

Pérez CLL, Sánchez MAI, Cruz MOA

Language: Spanish
References: 19
Page: 204-212
PDF size: 223.82 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Tuberculosis remains an important health problem worldwide, the persistence of this disease in public health indicators makes it a threat to the health of people in charge of the care of patients living with the disease, as well as the community in general.
Objective: To describe the factors that influence positivity of the tuberculin skin test in healthcare workers during 2012 in Bogotá.
Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted. An multiple correspondence analysis of a database supplied by the competent health body, which recorded the performance of 2,552 tuberculin skin tests in health workers during May and December 2012 in Bogotá.
Results: Sixty five percent of tuberculin skin tests were yielded negative results, 21 % unknown responses and 14 % positive ones. As for professions with highest percentage of positivity, nursing staff with 44 %, and the medical staff with 15 % were the main ones whereas the lowest positivity professions were clinical lab staff with 4.4 % followed by odontology staff with 3 % and managing staff with 2 %.
Conclusions: The positive results in the test are directly associated to workers having direct and frequent contact with agent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.


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