Comparison of Digital Chest Radiography to Purified Protein Derivative for Screening of Tuberculosis in Newly Admitted Inmates

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Correctional Health Care Pub Date : 2016-10-01 DOI:10.1177/1078345816668346

Nicholas R. Degner, A. Joshua, R. Padilla, H. H. Vo, G. Vilke

引用次数: 4

Abstract

This study compares purified protein derivative (PPD) screening to digital chest radiography (CXR) screening for tuberculosis (TB) in newly admitted inmates in the San Diego County Jail system. The study period lasted from 2002 to 2014, during which 45 cases of active TB were detected, a rate of 69.2 cases per 100,000 person-years. Compared to PPD, CXR reduces the median number of days active TB cases were in the general population from 44.4 to 5.2 days and the number of exposures from 1,222 to 138 persons. These results confirm that CXR remains a more effective method for preventing exposure to active TB in jail facilities.

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数字胸片与纯化蛋白衍生物筛查新入院病人肺结核的比较

本研究比较了纯化蛋白衍生物(PPD)筛查与数字胸片(CXR)筛查在圣地亚哥县监狱系统新入院囚犯中的结核病(TB)。研究期间为2002年至2014年，在此期间检测到45例活动性结核病，发病率为每10万人年69.2例。与PPD相比，CXR将普通人群中活动性结核病例的中位数天数从44.4天减少到5.2天，暴露人数从1222人减少到138人。这些结果证实，CXR仍然是在监狱设施中预防接触活动性结核病的更有效方法。

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Journal of Correctional Health Care PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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