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| Title |
Prevalence and associated risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection among undergraduate and postgraduate dental students: A retrospective study
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| Published in |
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1080/19338244.2016.1167006 |
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| Authors |
Monica Lamberti, Maria Rosaria Muoio, Claudia Westermann, Albert Nienhaus, Antonio Arnese, Antônio Paulino Ribeiro Sobrinho, Gabriella Di Giuseppe, Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Vincenzo Crispino, Nicola Coppola, Alfredo De Rosa |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) in Italian dental students exposed to the same occupational risks as dental healthcare personnel and to evaluate potential risk factors. To this end, a cross-sectional study was conducted on under- and post-graduate students. After clinical evaluation, students were given a tuberculin skin test; in those found positive, an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) was conducted. Of the 281 subjects enrolled, 10 were only TST positive and 8 TST or/and IGRA-positive. Considering only participants testing positive at TST and/or IGRA, group in which the risk of false LTBI + subjects is minimal we found that they were older, had been studying for longer. Although the prevalence of LTBI among dental students in our study was low, a risk of acquiring a work-related infection exists even in a country with a low incidence of TB. Thus, dental students should be screened to catch LTBI early on. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 65 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 11% |
| Researcher | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 20 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 23 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 June 2020.
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#7,356,550
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#931
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#110,690
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Outputs of similar age from Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
#2
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