Latent tuberculosis in health care workers exposed to active tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman

Faryal Khamis; Adil Al-Lawati; Ibrahim Al-Zakwani; Seif Al-Abri; Jaleelah Al-Naamani; Harith Al-Harthi; Amina Al-Jardani; Aliya Al-Harthi

doi:10.5001/omj.2016.57

Latent tuberculosis in health care workers exposed to active tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman

Faryal Khamis, Adil Al-Lawati^*, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Seif Al-Abri, Jaleelah Al-Naamani, Harith Al-Harthi, Amina Al-Jardani, Aliya Al-Harthi

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Objectives: Data on the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in healthcare workers (HCW) in Oman and the Arabian Gulf is scarce. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis (LTB) among HCW exposed to active TB in one of the tertiary care hospitals in Muscat. Methods: Exposed HCW were screened for LTB from January to June 2012 using skin tuberculin and serum interferon tests. Candidates were followed-up for a total of nine months. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. Results: A total of 371 exposed HCW were involved in the study. The incidence of LTB in exposed HCW was 33.2% (n = 123). Almost 54% (66/123) of the HCW started treatment and only 42.4% (28/66) completed the full nine-month treatment course. Conclusions: The high prevalence of LTBI in exposed HCW merits further evaluation of the screening and treatment programs in the country. Future countrywide studies are warranted to provide more precise statistics on the prevalence and management of this public health issue.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	298-303
Number of pages	6
Journal	Oman Medical Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2016.57
Publication status	Published - Jul 1 2016

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Health personnel
Interferon-gamma release assays
Latent tuberculosis
Oman
Prevalence
Tuberculin test

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