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Survey of Tuberculin Skin Test Positivity Among Israeli Pediatric Hospital Workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Yaron Finkelstein ,
Henia Elenberg ,
Gabriel Chodick ,
Vered Hoffer ,
Itamar Shalit  and
Ben-Zion Garty
Yaron Finkelstein
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva; and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Henia Elenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva; and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Gabriel Chodick
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva; and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Vered Hoffer
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva; and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Itamar Shalit
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva; and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Ben-Zion Garty*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva; and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
*
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva 49202, Israel
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Abstract

Tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed in 374 healthcare workers. TST results of induration of 10 mm or more and 20 mm or more were noted in 44.9% and 10.4%, respectively. Positive TST (> 10 mm) was found to be significantly associated with age, country of origin, and duration of employment.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 9 , September 2004 , pp. 788 - 791
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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