Tuberculosis infection via the emergency department among inpatients in South Korea: a propensity score matched analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency departments (EDs) carry a high risk of infectious disease transmission and have also been implicated in tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks.

Aim

To determine if patients who visit EDs have an increased risk of TB infection. Using South Korean inpatient sample data (2012), the risk of TB occurrence during 90 days after hospitalization for patients admitted via EDs was compared with that for patients admitted via outpatient clinics.

Methods

The data of the 2012 Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service - National Inpatient Sample were used. TB diagnosis was based on International Classification of Diseases Version 10 [all TB (A15-A19), pulmonary TB (A15-A16) and extrapulmonary TB (A17-A18)].

Findings

After propensity score matching using the dem

SUBMITTER: Min JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7114590 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature