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The Results of Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in Health Care Workers, 2015
- Date2017-05-15 17:46
- Update2017-05-15 17:46
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Tel043-719-7271
The Results of Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in Health Care Workers, 2015
Division of Tuberculosis Epidemic Investigation, Center for Disease Prevention, CDC
Kim Un-Na, Han Sunmi, Lee Kanghee
Contact investigation is essential to prevent tuberculosis (TB) and reduce TB incidence. Health care workers (HCWs) are atKim Un-Na, Han Sunmi, Lee Kanghee
increased risk of being infected with TB. This report describes the results of contact investigation of infectious TB patients
identified as HCWs in 2015. A total of 2,765 contacts of 173 index TB patients were identified. Contacts were first evaluated
by chest radiography (CXR) and eight secondary cases were found. Of 2,765 contacts, 1,358 were tested for latent TB
infection by the tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs). A total of 242 persons (17.8%) were
infected.
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