Risk Factors for Tuberculin Skin Test Positivity in an Industrial Workforce Results of a Contact Investigation
Gulati M, Liss DJ, Sparer JA, Slade MD, Holt EW, Rabinowitz PM. Risk Factors for Tuberculin Skin Test Positivity in an Industrial Workforce Results of a Contact Investigation. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2005, 47: 1190-1199. PMID: 16282881, DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000183098.29627.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh TB prevalence countriesTuberculin skin test (TST) positivitySkin test positivityRisk factorsContact investigationTST positivityTest positivityPrevalence countriesForeign-born workersWorkplace transmissionIndustrial workforceTB contact investigationLow-prevalence countriesCrude odds ratiosWorkplace risk factorsImmigrant workersActive tuberculosisTB screeningWorkersOdds ratioMultivariate modelPositivityEmployeesPrevious screeningCountries