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OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis cases reported among health care workers in the Tuberculosis Control Program of the Cassiano Antonio of Moraes University Hospital in Vitoria, Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study of secondary data was conducted between 2002 and 2006. RESULTS: Twenty-five cases of health care workers with tuberculosis were reported: 8 in nursing technicians (32%); 4 in doctors (16%); 3 in nurses (12%); 2 in radiology technicians (8%) and 8 in professionals from other categories (32%). Of those 25 health care workers, 14 (56%) were male and 11 (44%) were female. The incidence of the disease was highest among those from 35 to 39 years of age. The predominant clinical presentation was extrapulmonary (12 cases, 48%), followed by pulmonary (11 cases, 44%) and a combination of the two (2 cases, 8%). Regarding comorbidities, AIDS, alcoholism and smoking, respectively, were present in 33.3% of the study population. Outcomes were as follows: 22 cases of cure (88%); 2 transfers (8%); and 1 death (4%). The proportion of health care workers diagnosed with tuberculosis in the period studied was 2.53%. CONCLUSIONS: The results show the need for heath care workers who work in the tuberculosis control program to fill out the field "professional occupation" on the tuberculosis case registry database reporting forms. In addition, this situation draws attention to the need to implement an occupational tuberculosis control program.
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Pessoal de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Hospitais Gerais/estatística & dados numéricos , Hospitais Universitários/estatística & dados numéricos , Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologia , Tuberculose/epidemiologia , Adulto , Brasil/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Paciente para o Profissional/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Escarro/microbiologia , Tuberculose/transmissão , Tuberculose Pulmonar/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJETIVO: Traçar o perfil epidemiológico dos casos notificados de tuberculose entre os profissionais de saúde no Programa de Controle da Tuberculose do Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes, em Vitória (ES) Brasil. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um estudo descritivo e retrospectivo de dados secundários no período de 2002 a 2006. RESULTADOS: Foram notificados 25 casos de profissionais de saúde com tuberculose: 8 técnicos de enfermagem (32 por cento); 4 médicos (16 por cento); 3 enfermeiros (12 por cento); 2 técnicos em radiologia (8 por cento) e 8 profissionais pertencentes a outras categorias (32 por cento); 14 do sexo masculino (56 por cento) e 11 do sexo feminino (44 por cento). A faixa etária com maior incidência foi a de 35-39 anos. A forma clínica predominante foi a extrapulmonar com 12 casos (48 por cento), seguido da pulmonar com 11 casos (44 por cento), e 2 casos (8 por cento) apresentaram ambas as manifestações. Entre os agravos associados, AIDS, etilismo e tabagismo apresentaram a mesma proporção entre a população do estudo: 33,3 por cento. Quanto ao desfecho, houve 22 casos de cura (88 por cento), 2 transferências (8 por cento) e 1 óbito (4 por cento). A proporção de profissionais de saúde com diagnóstico de tuberculose no período estudado foi de 2,53 por cento. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados deste estudo apontam a necessidade de os profissionais de saúde que trabalham nos programas de controle da tuberculose preencherem o campo "ocupação profissional" nas fichas de notificação do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação. Além disso, apontam para a necessidade da implementação de um programa de controle de tuberculose ocupacional.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis cases reported among health care workers in the Tuberculosis Control Program of the Cassiano Antonio of Moraes University Hospital in Vitoria, Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study of secondary data was conducted between 2002 and 2006. RESULTS: Twenty-five cases of health care workers with tuberculosis were reported: 8 in nursing technicians (32 percent); 4 in doctors (16 percent); 3 in nurses (12 percent); 2 in radiology technicians (8 percent) and 8 in professionals from other categories (32 percent). Of those 25 health care workers, 14 (56 percent) were male and 11 (44 percent) were female. The incidence of the disease was highest among those from 35 to 39 years of age. The predominant clinical presentation was extrapulmonary (12 cases, 48 percent), followed by pulmonary (11 cases, 44 percent) and a combination of the two (2 cases, 8 percent). Regarding comorbidities, AIDS, alcoholism and smoking, respectively, were present in 33.3 percent of the study population. Outcomes were as follows: 22 cases of cure (88 percent); 2 transfers (8 percent); and 1 death (4 percent). The proportion of health care workers diagnosed with tuberculosis in the period studied was 2.53 percent. CONCLUSIONS: The results show the need for heath care workers who work in the tuberculosis control program to fill out the field "professional occupation" on the tuberculosis case registry database reporting forms. In addition, this situation draws attention to the need to implement an occupational tuberculosis control program.