[health& in] 16% of medical workers have latent TB

[로이슈 임한희 기자] It was found that 16% of medical workers such as diseases and avocados had latent tuberculosis. Tuberculosis latency refers to a condition in which a tuberculosis bacterium enters the body, but is not inhibited by immunity to cause the disease. There are no particular symptoms and no infectivity for others. If the immune system weakens, the tubercle bacillus will grow and develop. In general, about 10% of latent TB patients become active TB and 90% simply remain latent TB infection. According to KOFRUM, on March 13, the head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Ilsan National Health Insurance Hospital (740 beds), Yoon-soo Park, revealed that 1655 health personnel working in the # 39, hospital badyzed the possession of latent tuberculosis. The results were presented in the latest issue of Scientific Reports.

Of the 1655 patients, 271 (16%) were diagnosed with latent TB. The latent TB test means that the disease is absent even though the TB bacteria is infected.

The incidence of latent tuberculosis was higher in men (1.5 times in women). The incidence of latent TB among hospital-based diabetic workers was 2.8 times higher than that of non-diabetic workers.

It is necessary to confirm the possibility of latent tuberculosis if the worker is in contact with patients with active tuberculosis who are male hospital workers diagnosed with diabetes [19659002] If the risk of developing tuberculosis is high, you will receive drugs for the prevention of active TB. Drug treatment can prevent more than 90% of TB outbreaks.

It is important to maintain immunity because latent TB can turn into TB (active) in the period when immunity is significantly weakened. This is a preventative measure to avoid overeating, overwork and stress, to lead a healthy life through regular living, exercise and balanced nutrition, to become active TB.

Meanwhile, according to the 2016 World Report on Tuberculosis of the World Health Organization (TBM), tuberculosis is one of the top 10 deaths in the world. In 2015, 10.4 million people suffered from tuberculosis.

Reprinted by Lee, Han-hee [email protected]