Open AccessRISK FACTORS OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT HOSPITALS IN JEMBER CITY INDONESIA
Author(s) -
Hamidah Retno Wardani,
Ni Made Mertaniasih,
Soedarsono Soedarsono
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
african journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2505-0419
pISSN - 2006-0165
DOI - 10.21010/ajid.v15i1.4
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , incidence (geometry) , health care , latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , healthcare worker , family medicine , environmental health , mycobacterium tuberculosis , physics , pathology , optics , economics , economic growth
Healthcare workers in Tuberculosis (TB) and non-TB units in hospitals have a high risk of experiencing Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI), because of exposure to droplets containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis . This study aims to prove LTBI incidence and risk factors to healthcare workers at the hospital in Jember City.