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Tuberculosis Risk Factors
, Tuberculosis Screening Indications, Tb Risk Factors
See Also
Tuberculosis Risk Factors for progression from Latent to Active Disease
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Screening in Children
Risk Factors
High Risk for
Tuberculosis
exposure and Infection (Tuberculosis Screening Indications)
Recent
Immigrant
s (within prior 5 years) from high risk countries (or extended travel to one of these regions)
Africa (esp. Sub-saharan Africa)
Asia (highest risk)
Eastern Europe
Central America
South America
Immunocompromised
conditions
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV)
Immune modulators (e.g.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
)
Diabetes Mellitus
Close contacts of persons known or suspected to have TB
Children exposed to adults in high-risk categories
Substance Abuse
Tobacco
Smokers
Alcohol Abuse
Intravenous Drug Abuse
(or other
Illicit Drug
use)
Residents and employees of high-risk congregate setting (e.g. homeless shelter, correctional facility)
Medically underserved, low income populations (e.g. homeless)
Health care workers
Tb screening is recommended on newly hired staff
Repeat testing after initial screening should be based on exposure risk
Most U.S. healthcare workers are at low risk similar to general population and do not require routine interval testing
Sosa (2019) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 68(19): 439-43 [PubMed]
Indications for repeat Tb Screening at intervals
Known
Tuberculosis
exposure
Healthcare workers serving high risk populations
Healthcare workers where community
Tuberculosis
Prevalence
is higher
Consider periodic screening questions for health care workers to risk stratify for testing
Resources
Tuberculosis
in Health Care Settings (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/infectioncontrol/
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