PMID: 15374378Jul 1, 1992Paper

Tuberculosis surveillance in a long-term care facility

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
R J McDonaldR R Neufeld

Abstract

The prevalence of tuberculous infection in residents of a large nursing facility in New York City was assessed. The population was predominantly female (80%) and white (86%), with almost one-half (49%) being foreign born. The mean age of the group was 86.1 years. Four hundred and fifty-five residents were given tuberculin skin tests using the two-step Mantoux test procedure. The prevalence of tuberculous infection was 27.5% with only slight differences being noted between the native-born (28.8%) and foreign-born (26.1%) residents. A 10% booster effect was noted. Tuberculous infection rates were higher in non-white than white residents. A progressive decline in the prevalence of tuberculous infection was noted with increasing age. No cases of tuberculosis were detected. Our study provides a model for collecting and evaluating epidemiologic data to assess infection prevalence and tuberculosis transmission in a long-term care facility.

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Apr 13, 2010·Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics·Chia-Ming ChangWen-Chien Ko
Jan 8, 2005·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Lauri ThruppUNKNOWN SHEA Long-Term-Care Committee

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