Risk of prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers-an idiographic meta-analysis from a Chinese perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China is one of the countries sharing the major burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Health care workers (HCWs) are subject to a high risk of occupational latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)-an asymptomatic state of TB disease. However, the heterogenic composition of healthcare professionals in terms of nature of their work leads to the inconsistency in predicting the prevalence of LTBI amongst them. Furthermore, the global statistics do not account for the analysis conducted within the Chinese population. Our study reflects a systemic and epidemiological meta-analysis to investigate the risk of contracting LTBI by the HCWs of China.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify studies reporting LTBI prevalence or incidence among H

SUBMITTER: Guo HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8107561 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature