Asia has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI) in the world.
Optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of LTBI is one of the key strategies for achieving the …

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI)
and TB disease. We conducted an updated systematic review of the prevalence and …

More effective tuberculosis vaccines are needed to help reach World Health Organization
tuberculosis elimination goals. Insufficient evidence exists on the potential impact of future …

Objective We aimed to determine the prevalence and find the risk factors associated with
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among the household contacts (HHC) of pulmonary TB …

Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a central role in global tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts
but their contributions are undermined by occupational TB. HCWs have higher rates of latent …

In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to reduce healthcare
workers'(HCWs') exposure to tuberculosis (TB) in health settings, congregate settings, and …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which is caused by a relatively large, non-motile, rod-shaped
pathogen called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is a major cause of illness and death …

Objective To identify the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in health workers. Method
Systematic literature review, according to the protocol of the Joanna Briggs Institute and …

Increased prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has been observed among high-
risk populations such as healthcare workers (HCWs). The results may depend on the …

Purpose The aim of this systematic review was to describe the prevalence of Helicobacter
pylori infection in specific occupational groups and to compare them with the general …