Risk of tuberculosis among healthcare workers: can tuberculosis be considered as an occupational disease?

WOS: 000177378900006PubMed ID: 12194634This study aimed to determine the incidence of tuberculosis among hospital employees in four major urban institutions, which employ nearly 90% of all hospital workers caring for adult patients in a city of 2.5 million inhabitants. It also had the objective of finding out whether this incidence changes according to the in-hospital setting, i.e. the departments, and thus, whether tuberculosis can be considered to pose an occupational risk. The study population consisted of all healthcare workers of the four hospitals between 1986 and 1998. From these, those who developed tuberculosis within this period were determined and were considered as the case group. All the remaining employees constituted the control group. Fifty-nine healthcare workers were found to have developed the disease. The annual incidence was found to range between 0.016 and 0.139%. Tuberculosis was seen 3 times more frequently among the hospital employees than the general population. The workers in departments of chest diseases were found to have a higher risk than those of other departments (OR: 6.37, CI: 3.69-11.00). Similarly, the nurses were also at a higher risk than the doctors (OR: 2.63, 0:1.12-6.36). These findings suggest that tuberculosis can be considered as an occupational disease. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserve

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Global Perspective of Turkish Thoracic Society

It has been more than 3 months now since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Turkey. Globally, the number of confirmed cases and deaths reached 9,653,048 and 491,128 respectively, as reported by 216 countries by June 27, 2020. Turkey had 1,396 new cases, 194,511 total cases, and 5,065 deaths by the same date. From the first case until today, the Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) has been very proactive in educating doctors, increasing public awareness, undertaking academic studies, and assisting with public health policies. In the present report, social, academic, and management perspectives of the pandemic are presented under appropriate subtitles. During this critical public health crisis, TTS has once again demonstrated its readiness and constructive stance by supporting public health, healthcare workers, and the environment. This review summarizes the perspective of TTS on each aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic and casts light on its contributions.C1 [Kokturk, Nurdan] Gazi Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Ankara, Turkey.[Itil, Bahriye Oya; Ergan, Begum; Kilinc, Oguz; Simsek, Gokcen Omeroglu; Ucan, Eyup Sabri] Dokuz Eylul Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Izmir, Turkey.[Altinisik, Goksel] Pamukkale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Denizli, Turkey.[Adiguzel, Nalan; Karkurt, Zuhal] Univ Hlth Sci, Istanbul Sureyyapas Chest Dis Training & Res Hosp, Dept Intens Care Unit Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Akgun, Metin] Ataturk Univ, Dept Pulm Med, Sch Med, Erzurum, Turkey.[Akyildiz, Levent] Mem Dicle Hosp, Clin Pulm Med, Diyarbakir, Turkey.[Altin, Sedat; Akyil, Fatma Tokgoz] Univ Hlth Sci, Yedikule Chest Dis & Chest Surg Training & Res Ho, Dept Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Arikan, Huseyin] Yuzuncu Yil Univ, Dursun Odaba Med Ctr, Med Intens Care Unit, Van, Turkey.[Ates, Gungor] Sultan Hosp, Dept Pulm Med, Diyarbakir, Turkey.[Ay, Pinar] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Istanbul, Turkey.[Aykac, Nilufer] Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hosp, Clin Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Babayigit, Cenk] Mustafa Kemal Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Antakya, Turkey.[Bostan, Pinar] Istanbul Bilgi Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Istanbul, Turkey.[Cinel, Guzin] Ankara Yildirim Beyazit Univ, Sch Med Ankara, Dept Pediat Pulmonol, Ankara, Turkey.[Calisir, Haluk Celaleddin] Yapi Kredi Hlth & Retirement Fdn, Istanbul, Turkey.[Celik, Pinar; Gultekin, Okkes; Havlucu, Yavuz; Yorgancioglu, A. Arzu] Celal Bayar Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Manisa, Turkey.[Cetinkaya, Pelin Duru] Univ Hlth Sci, Adana City Training & Res Hosp, Dept Pulm Med, Adana, Turkey.[Dagli, Elif] Turkish Thorac Soc, Ankara, Turkey.[Demir, Ahmet Ugur] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Ankara, Turkey.[Demir, Canan; Sandal, Abdulsamet] Occupat & Environm Dis Hosp, Clin Occupat Dis, Ankara, Turkey.[Dikensoy, Oner] Acibadem Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Edis, Ebru Cakir] Trakya Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Edirne, Turkey.[Elbek, Osman] Kadikoy Florence Nightingale Hosp, Clin Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Erdinc, Munevver; Goksel, Tuncay; Gurgun, Alev; Basoglu, Ozen K.; Sayiner, Abdullah] Ege Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Izmir, Turkey.[Eyuboglu, A. Fusun Oner] Baskent Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Ankara, Turkey.[Gemicioglu, Bilun] Istanbul Univ Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Sch Med, Dept Pulm Dis, Istanbul, Turkey.[Gulhan, Erkmen] Ataturk Chest Dis & Thorac Surg Training & Res Ho, Dept Thorac Surg, Ankara, Turkey.[Gurkan, Canan Gunduz; Yildiz, Tekin] Univ Hlth Sci, Sureyyapasa Chest Dis & Thorac Surg Training & Re, Dept Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Karakurt, Sait] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Intens Care Unit Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Kocabas, Ali] Cukurova Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Adana, Turkey.[Kul, Seval] Gaziantep Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biostat, Gaziantep, Turkey.[Nayci, Sibel] Mersin Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Mersin, Turkey.[Ozkan, Metin] Ankara Mem Hosp, Clin Pulm Med, Ankara, Turkey.[Pinarer, Ozgun] Galatasaray Univ, Sch Engn, Istanbul, Turkey.[Salturk, Cuneyt] Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey.[Sen, Elif] Ankara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Ankara, Turkey.[Karadag, Bulent Taner] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat Pulmonol, Istanbul, Turkey.[Toreyin, Zehra Nur] Hlth Sci Univ, Adana City Training & Res Hosp, Dept Occupat Dis, Ankara, Turkey.[Varol, Ayhan] Kepez State Hosp, Clin Pulm Med, Antalya, Turkey.[Yasin, Yesim] Acibadem Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Istanbul, Turkey.[Bayram, Hasan] Koc Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm Med, Istanbul, Turkey