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Epidemiological profile of tuberculosis cases reported among health care workers at the University Hospital in Vitoria, Brazil.
do Prado, Thiago Nascimento; Galavote, Heleticia Scabelo; Brioshi, Ana Paula; Lacerda, Thamy; Fregona, Geisa; Detoni, Valdério do Valle; Lima, Rita de Cássia Duarte; Dietze, Reynaldo; Maciel, Ethel Leonor Noia.
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  • do Prado TN; Epidemiology Laboratory of Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil.
J Bras Pneumol ; 34(8): 607-13, 2008 Aug.
Article em En, Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18797746
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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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Pessoal de Saúde / Hospitais Gerais / Hospitais Universitários / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En / Pt Revista: J Bras Pneumol Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Pessoal de Saúde / Hospitais Gerais / Hospitais Universitários / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En / Pt Revista: J Bras Pneumol Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil