Prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in chest diseases hospitals, Bangladesh: Putting infection control into context.
Md Saiful IslamEmily S GurleySayera BanuKamal HossainJames D HeffelfingerKamal Ibne Amin ChowdhuryShahriar AhmedSadia AfreenMohammad Tauhidul IslamSyed Mohammad Mazidur RahmanArfatur RahmanMichele L PearsonShua J ChaiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Prevalent TST and QFT-GIT positivity was associated with an increased number of years working as a healthcare worker and in pulmonary TB wards. The incidence of TBI among HCWs suggests ongoing TB exposure in these facilities and an urgent need for improved TB IPC in chest disease hospitals in Bangladesh.