von Delft, A;
Dramowski, A;
Sifumba, Z;
Mosidi, T;
Ting, TX;
von Delft, D;
Zumla, A;
(2016)
Exposed, but Not Protected: More Is Needed to Prevent Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers and Students.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
, 62
(Suppl. 3)
S275-S280.
10.1093/cid/ciw037.
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Abstract
“Occupational MDR-TB” … “XDR-TB” … “Treatment-induced hearing loss”: 3 life-changing messages imparted over the phone. Three personal accounts are shared highlighting the false belief held by many healthcare workers (HCWs) and students in low-resource settings—that they are immune to tuberculosis despite high levels of occupational tuberculosis exposure. This misconception reflects a lack of awareness of tuberculosis transmission and disease risk, compounded by the absence of accurate occupational tuberculosis estimates. As the global problem of drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis evolves, HCWs are increasingly infected and suffer considerable morbidity and mortality from occupational DR tuberculosis disease. Similarly, healthcare students are emerging as a vulnerable and unprotected group. There is an urgent need for improved detection, vaccines, preventive therapy, treatment, and support for affected HCWs and those they care for, as well as destigmatization of all forms of tuberculosis. Finally, efforts to protect HCWs and prevent DR tuberculosis transmission by universal implementation of tuberculosis infection control measures should be prioritized.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Exposed, but Not Protected: More Is Needed to Prevent Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers and Students |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cid/ciw037 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw037 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Clinical Infectious Diseases following peer review. The version of record Arne von Delft, Angela Dramowski, Zolelwa Sifumba, Thato Mosidi, Tiong Xun Ting, Dalene von Delft, and Alimuddin Zumla: Exposed, but Not Protected: More Is Needed to Prevent Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers and Students Clin Infect Dis. (2016) 62 (suppl 3): S275-S280 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw037 |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Healthcare Workers, Tuberculosis, Students, Tuberculosis Infection Control, Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South-Africa, Multidrug-Resistant, Treatment Regimens, Medical-Students, Tb, Infection, Risk, Therapies, Doctors, Clinics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502804 |
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