Mycobacterium tuberculosis latent infection in healthcare students: systematic review of prevalence.
Renata Silva de LimaRodrigo Nogueira da SilvaSuzana Rosa AndréAna Kedma Correa PinheiroAna Inês SousaIngrid Fabiane Santos da SilvaJuliano Dos SantosLaura Maria Vidal NogueiraRegina Célia Gollner ZeitounePublished in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2024)
The prevalence of LTBI in undergraduate health students was high for such a highly educated population. Screening with TST and/or IGRA and chemoprophylaxis, when necessary, should be provided to undergraduate health students when in contact with respiratory symptomatic patients.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- systematic review
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- high school
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- health information
- nursing students
- peritoneal dialysis
- medical students
- health promotion
- human health
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- social media
- health insurance
- respiratory tract