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Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, May 2018
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Title
Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review
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BMC Public Health, May 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5518-2
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Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Mark E. Engel, Leila Abdullahi, Rodney Ehrlich

Abstract

A number of guideline documents have been published over the past decades on preventing occupational transmission of tuberculosis (TB) infection in health care workers (HCWs). However, direct evidence for the effectiveness of these controls is limited particularly in low-and middle-income (LMIC) countries. Thus, we sought to evaluate whether recommended administrative, environmental and personal protective measures are effective in preventing tuberculin skin test conversion among HCWs, and whether there has been recent research appropriate to LMIC needs. Using inclusion criteria that included tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion as the outcome and longitudinal study design, we searched a number of electronic databases, complemented by hand-searching of reference lists and contacting experts. Reviewers independently selected studies, extracted data and assessed study quality using recommended criteria and overall evidence quality using GRADE criteria. Ten before-after studies were found, including two from upper middle income countries. All reported a decline in TST conversion frequency after the intervention. Among five studies that provided rates, the size of the decline varied, ranging from 35 to 100%. Since all were observational studies assessed as having high or unclear risk of bias on at least some criteria, the overall quality of evidence was rated as low using GRADE criteria. We found consistent but low quality of evidence for the effectiveness of combined control measures in reducing TB infection transmission in HCWs in both high-income and upper-middle income country settings. However, research is needed in low-income high TB burden, including non-hospital, settings, and on contextual factors determining implementation of recommended control measures. Explicit attention to the reporting of methodological quality is recommended. This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO in 2014 and its registration number is CRD42014009087 .

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Country Count As %
Unknown 122 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 15%
Student > Bachelor 14 11%
Researcher 9 7%
Student > Postgraduate 8 7%
Other 7 6%
Other 26 21%
Unknown 40 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 33 27%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 11%
Social Sciences 7 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 2%
Other 14 11%
Unknown 49 40%
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