Publications

Authors:

Lamberti, Monica; Muoio, Mariarosaria; Monaco, MARIA GRAZIA LOURDES; Uccello, Rossella; Sannolo, Nicola; Mazzarella, Gennaro; Maria Garzillo, Elpidio; Arnese, Anonio; La Cerra, Giuseppe; Coppola, Nicola

Title:

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among 3,374 healthcare students in Italy

Year:

2014

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY

ISSN of journal:

1745-6673

N° Volume:

9

Number or Folder:

1

:

London : Biomed Central

Page numbers:

1-6

Keyword:

Health surveillance; Medical students; Occupational exposure; Quantiferon test; Tuberculin skin testing; Tuberculosis.

Short description of contents:

Introduction: The risk of tuberculosis (TB) in healthcare personnel (HCP) is related to its incidence in the general population. Healthcare students involved in clinical training could be exposed to occupational risks similar to those that HCP face. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among undergraduate healthcare students with different working seniority in Italy was analysed. Methods: A cross-sectional study under a screening programme for LTBI among undergraduate and postgraduate students attending Medical School at the Second University of Naples was conducted between January 2012 and December 2013 with clinical evaluations, tuberculin skin testing (TST) and, in positive TST students, Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA). Putative risk factors for LTBI were assessed by means of a standardised questionnaire. Results: 3,374 students attending the Medical School of the Second University of Naples were submitted to a screening programme for TBC. 3,331 performed TST as a first-level test and 43 performed a Quantiferon test (QFT). 128 students were TST-positive and continued the diagnostic work with QFT, which was positive in 34 students. Of the 43 subjects who took the QFT as a first-level test only 1 was positive. In 35 students positive to the QFT test we formulated the diagnosis of LTBI by clinical and radiographic results. A correlation was found between age, non-Italian born persons, studying age, post-medical school status and LTBI. Conclusions: The prevalence of LTBI among healthcare students in our study was very low. In countries with a low incidence of TB, the screening programmes of healthcare students can be useful for early identification and treatment of sporadic cases of LTBI.

Product ID:

141531

Handle IRIS:

11562/1141049

Last Modified:

October 10, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Lamberti, Monica; Muoio, Mariarosaria; Monaco, MARIA GRAZIA LOURDES; Uccello, Rossella; Sannolo, Nicola; Mazzarella, Gennaro; Maria Garzillo, Elpidio; Arnese, Anonio; La Cerra, Giuseppe; Coppola, Nicola, Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among 3,374 healthcare students in Italy «JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY» , vol. 9 , n. 1 , 2014 , pp. 1-6

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