A1(2020. Verso MG, Serra N, Ciccarello A, Romanin B, Di Carlo P. Latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare students and postgraduates in a mediterranean italian area: what correlation with work exposure? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;17(1):137. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010137. PubMed PMID: 31878124. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010137...
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Cross-sectional analytic study |
Italy |
Undergraduate and graduate medical students |
TST: ≥10 mm; IGRA: ≥ 0.35 IU |
Asymptomatic undergraduate and graduate students who provided informed consent |
Previous positive reaction to the Mantoux test or QTF-IT; loss to follow-up due to missed appointments for data collection, such as the TST test, quantiferon analysis, and the clinical record; inaccurate data provided; and refusal to sign the terms of free and informed consent |
A2(2121. Durando P, Sotgiu G, Spigno F, Piccinini M, Mazzarello G, Viscoli C, et al. Latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among undergraduate healthcare students in Italy: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2013;13(1):443. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-443. PubMed PMID: 24059355. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-443...
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Cross-sectional analytic study |
Italy |
Medical, nursing, pediatric and obstetrical nursing |
TST: ≥10 mm; IGRA: not informed |
Students in the last three years of medical school (clinical practice) and all the first-year students in the nursing school, pediatric nursing, and obstetrics |
Students in the last three years of medical school |
A3(2222. Hohmuth BA, Yamanija JC, Dayal AS, Nardell E, Salazar JJ, Smith Fawzi MC. Latent tuberculosis infection: risks to health care students at a hospital in Lima, Peru. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006;10(10):1146–51. PubMed PMID: 17044209.) |
Cohort study |
Peru |
Nursing, medical, pharmacology, laboratory technicians, engineering, preclinical nutrition, and veterinary |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Health care students (Nursing, Medical, Pharmacy and Laboratory Technicians) and non-health care students (mostly Engineering, plus Preclinical Nutrition and Veterinary) |
History of active TB, history of positive TST, diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or cancer, and chronic immunosuppressive treatment |
A4(2323. Andrade AV, Rubio IV, Guzmán LL, Lira AJ. Prevalencia de tuberculosis latente en estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Enfermería de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México. RUE [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2023 Jan 8];12(2):37–42. Available from: http://rue.fenf.edu.uy/index.php/rue/article/view/227/221. http://rue.fenf.edu.uy/index.php/rue/art...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Mexico |
Undergraduate nursing students |
Not informed |
All the first and eighth semester students who wished to participate and signed the Free and Informed Consent Form |
History of pulmonary or extra pulmonary tuberculosis; HIV infection; history of cancer, connective tissue disease, liver or kidney disease, those receiving chronic treatment with immunosuppressants, and pregnant women |
A5(2424. Lamberti M, Uccello R, Monaco MGL, Muoio M, Sannolo N, Arena P, et al. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among 1557 nursing students in a context of low endemicity. Open Nurs J. 2015;9(1):10–4. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874434601509010010. 25852786. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874434601509010...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Italy |
Nursing and pediatric nursing students |
TST: ≥10 mm; IGRA: ≥ 0.35 IU |
All nursing and pediatric nursing students, attending 1st and 3rd years, were actively recruited to screen for TB risk assessment |
Not informed |
A6(2525. Medina J, Hernández J, Fuentes Alcala Z, Briceño Caveda E, Fariñas Fuentes G. Prevalencia de Infección Tuberculosa latente en estudiantes de la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela. Acta odontol venez [Internet]. 2013 [cited 2023 Jan 8];51(3):2013.tab. Available from: https://www.actaodontologica.com/ediciones/2013/3/art-10/. https://www.actaodontologica.com/edicion...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Venezuela |
Dentistry |
TST: ≥10 mm (students with induration > 15 mm were assessed for active TB) |
Students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th year of the Universidad Central de Venezuela School of Dentistry in 2007 who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study |
History of pulmonary or extra pulmonary tuberculosis; HIV infection; history of cancer, connective tissue diseases, liver or kidney disease, and those who have received chronic treatment with immunosuppressants |
A7(2626. Bonini S, Riccelli M, Goldoni M, Selis L, Corradi M. Risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in health profession’s students of the University of Parma. Acta Biomed. 2017;88(1S):54–60. 28327495.) |
Analytical cross-sectional study |
Italy |
Undergraduate medical and surgical students and health professions |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Students of the Undergraduate Course of Medicine and Surgery and the Health Profession at the University of Parma |
Not informed |
A8(2727. Christopher DJ, Shankar D, Datey A, Zwerling A, Pai M. Safety of the two-step tuberculin skin test in Indian health care workers. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2014;3(4):247–51. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.10.004. PubMed PMID: 26786623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.10...
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Cohort study |
India |
Nursing |
TST: ≥10 mm |
All nursing students were prospectively approached for participation in a cohort study to assess the prevalence and risk factors for LTBI and the annual rate of TB infection |
Not informed |
A9(2828. Pérez-Lu JE, Cárcamo CP, García PJ, Bussalleu A, Bernabé-Ortiz A. Tuberculin skin test conversion among health sciences students: A retrospective cohort study. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2013;93(2):257–62. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2012.10.001. PubMed PMID: 23116653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2012.10.0...
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Cohort study |
Peru |
Dentistry, nursing, medical technology, medical, education, science, health administration, and veterinary |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Career variables were established: – Clinical career: dentistry, nursing, medical technology, and medical – Non-clinical career: education, health sciences and administration, veterinary |
Students with a positive TST at the beginning of the study were excluded from the TST conversion analysis |
A10(2929. Christopher DJ, Daley P, Armstrong L, James P, Gupta R, Premkumar B, et al. Tuberculosis Infection among Young Nursing Trainees in South India. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 29;5(4):e10408. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010408. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.001...
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Cohort study |
India |
Nursing |
TST: ≥10 mm |
All nursing students enrolled in 2007 in the different undergraduate and graduate programs |
Students with a prior history of active TB were excluded from the study |
A11(3030. Calixto-Aguilar L, Manrique-Zegarra M, Gotuzzo-Herencia E, Samalvides-Cuba F. Conductas frente al viraje de la prueba de Tuberculina en estudiantes de medicina de una universidad de Lima, Perú. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2016;33(2):283–7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.332.2216. PubMed PMID: 27656929. https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.332...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Peru |
Medicine |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Medical school students from the second to the seventh year of study |
Not informed |
A12(3131. Garza GAM, Llodra CJC, Arce MAY. Detección de anticuerpos IgM e IgG contra Mycobacterium tuberculosis en estudiantes de la facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Oral [Internet]. 2011 [cited 2023 Jan 8];12(37):724–30. Available from: https://www.medigraphic.com/cgi-bin/new/resumen.cgi?IDARTICULO=33616. https://www.medigraphic.com/cgi-bin/new/...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Mexico |
Dentistry |
Not informed |
Students of the Faculty of Dentistry |
Not informed |
A13(3232. Dagnew AF, Hussein J, Abebe M, Zewdie M, Mihret A, Bedru A, et al. Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in healthy young adults in a country with high tuberculosis burden and BCG vaccination at birth. BMC Res Notes. 2012;5(1):415. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-415. PubMed PMID: 22870897. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-415...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Ethiopia |
Physicians and paramedics |
TST: ≥10 mm; |
A13 |
Analytical cross-sectional study |
A14(3333. Rennie TW, Udjombala B, Chipeio M, Kraeker C, Hunter CJ. Health students’ knowledge and infectious disease exposure: findings from a cross-sectional study in Namibia. Int Health. 2019;11(6):616–8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz052. PubMed PMID: 31260043. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz052...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Namibia |
Not informed |
Not informed |
Not informed |
Not informed |
A15(3434. Alsharif MH, Alsulami AA, Alsharef M, Albanna AS, Wali SO. Incidence of latent tuberculosis infection among health science students during clinical training. Ann Thorac Med. 2020;15(1):33–7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/atm.ATM_230_19. PubMed PMID: 32002045. https://doi.org/10.4103/atm.ATM_230_19...
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Cohort study |
Saudi Arabia |
Medical, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, laboratory sciences, and nutrition |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Undergraduate students who completed clinical training at the following colleges from 2010 to 2017: medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and applied medical sciences (including physical therapy, laboratory sciences, and nutrition). Students tested for TB with the TST before and after clinical training as undergraduate students were included |
Students with active TB were excluded |
A16(3535. Abdullah M, Daut U, Daud S, Mohd Romli N, Jalil M, Muhammad N, et al. Latent tuberculosis infection among medical students in Malaysia. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2019;12(4):181. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.257119. https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.257119...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Malaysia |
Medical |
IGRA: ≥ 0.35 IU |
1st and 5th year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia |
Active TB, treated for TB, pregnant, with acute infection, or taking immunosuppressive drugs |
A17(3636. Teixeira EG, Menzies D, Comstock GW, Cunha AJLA, Kritski AL, Soares LC, et al. Latent tuberculosis infection among undergraduate medical students in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005;9(8):841–7. PubMed PMID: 16104628.) |
Analytical cross-sectional study |
Brazil |
Medical |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Undergraduate medical students from March 2002 to September 2003 |
Active TB and those who did not want to participate |
A18(3737. Chung-Delgado K, Guillén-Bravo S, Navarro-Huamán L, Quiroz-Portella R, Revilla-Montag A, Ruíz-Alejos A, et al. Estudiantes de medicina en riesgo: prevalencia e incidencia de conversión de PPD. Rev Chil infectología. 2012 Aug;29(4):375–81. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0716-10182012000400002. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-1018201200...
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Cohort study |
Peru |
Medical |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Students enrolled in medical school at the time of data collection and consenting to the use of their clinical information for analysis |
Those who had a positive reading (positive TST) at the beginning of the study were excluded |
A19(3838. de Magalhães EF, Beraldo CL, Costa Jr JP, Mata DGMM, Beraldo BLM. Nível de exposição ao Mycobacterium tuberculosis em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade do sul de Minas. Rev Med (São Paulo). 2011;90(2):94–9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v90i2p94-99. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836....
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Brazil |
Medical |
TST: ≥5 mm |
Medical students at the Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí in 2010 |
Not informed |
A20(3939. Chaudhry D, Jain N, Singh S, Prajapat B, Agarwal A. Prevalence of Latent tuberculosis among exposed population of medical students as compared with unexposed population of non-medical students and its relation with duration of exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017;195:A3992. doi: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2017.195.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3992. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
India |
MBBS, Bachelor of Science (nursing), and engineering |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Students admitted to MBBS, Bachelor of Science (nursing) and engineering courses from 2011 to 2014 |
Those on treatment for active tuberculosis, with a previous history of the disease, and immunocompromised in whom the interpretation of the TST could be falsely negative |
A21(4040. Rogerio WP, Baraona CMO, do Prado TN, Lacerda TC, Carlesso GF, Maciel ELN. Prevalência de infecção latente pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis entre estudantes da área da saúde de uma universidade pública em Vitória, ES, Brasil. Cien Saude Colet. 2013;18(5):1331–9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-81232013000500018. PubMed PMID: 23670461. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-8123201300...
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Analytical cross-sectional study |
Brazil |
Nursing and medicine |
TST: ≥10 mm |
Undergraduate nursing and medical students |
Not informed |
A22(4141. Chumpa N, Kawkitinarong K, Wongpiyabovorn J, Paitoonpong L, Suwanpimolkul G. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among pre-clinical and clinical medical students using QuantiFERON-TB gold plus and tuberculin skin test at a teaching hospital in Thailand: A cross-sectional study. J Infect Public Health. 2022;15(4):400–5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2022.02.010. PubMed PMID: 35325687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2022.02.0...
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Descriptive cross-sectional study |
Thailand |
Medicine |
TST: ≥10 mm IGRA: ≥ 0.35 IU/ml |
Fourth-year and sixth-year medical students |
Medical students who had a history of TB, were pregnant, received systemic immunosuppressive therapy, or aged < 18 years |