INFECÇÃO PELO Mycobacterium tuberculosis ENTRE OS PROFISSIONAIS DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM, EM UM HOSPITAL DE DOENÇAS INFECCIOSAS, GOIÂNIA - GO.
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2006-02-23
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an hundred million of individuals
are infected by M. tuberculosis, annually. Health care workers play an important role
to control of tuberculosis, but they are also at high risk for this infection. Then, the
objectives of the present study were to evaluate the prevalence of M tuberculosis
infection in nursing professionals from the Tropical Diseases Hospital in Goiânia City,
State of Goiás, to analyze the factors associated to tuberculin skin test (TST)
positivity and to determine the TB infection incidence density in susceptible
professionals Initially, the prevalence and factors associated to TST were
investigated in 128 eligible individuals. Further, susceptible professionals (n=32)
were followed up during three years (2001-2004) to detect TST conversion. Of the
total individuals investigated, 69.5% (IC 95%: 60.7-77.2) were positive to TST. Two
occupational factors were independently associated to skin test positivity: duration of
profissional activity longer than 5 years (Adjustd OR = 6.3; 95% CI: 1.5-26.2) and
occupational contact with a person with pulmonary TB ≤ 2 years (Adjusted OR =
12.2; 95% CI: 1.2-106.3). Seven profissionals showed tuberculinic conversion during
the three years of follow up, and an incidence density of 11.5 new conversions to 100
persons-year was detected. All of them had taken care of patients during the period
of the study. Two individuals developed tuberculosis disease. The data of this study
ratify the high risk of tuberculosis in nursing team, and highlight the importance of this
infection as an occupational disease to nursing professionals of our region.
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LOPES, Lilian Kelly de Oliveira. Mycobacterium tuberculosis INFECTION AMONG PROFESSIONALS
NURSING TEAM, AT A HOSPITAL FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES,
Goiânia - GO.. 2006. 40 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Cuidado em Enfermagem) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2006.