Table 1.
Epidemiologic characteristics of exposed HCWs
| Total exposed HCWs | HCWs TST neg in the past. Included in analysis | HCWs TST pos in the past. Not included in analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total n patients |
388 |
255 |
122 + 11° |
| TST positive at hire (%) |
122 (31) |
0 |
122 |
| Male/female |
122/246 |
82/173 |
40/93 |
| Age at hiring (years) |
40 (32–47) |
42 (34–48) |
35 (30–42) |
| Time since hire (years) |
10.5 (3.6-18.7) |
8.7 (2.6-16) |
15 (8.3-20.6) |
| Profession (%) |
|
|
|
| Nurse |
255 (65.7%) |
158 (62) |
97 (73) |
| Physician |
120 (30.9%) |
86 (33.7) |
34 (25.6) |
| Other |
13 (3.4%) |
11 (4.3) |
2 (1.5) |
| BCG in the past (%) |
180 (46.4) |
75 (41.7) |
105 (58.3) |
| Ward of admission of cases (%) |
|
|
|
| Medicine |
175 (45.1) |
125 (49) |
50 (37.6) |
| Surgery |
81 (20.9) |
43 (16.9) |
38 (28.6) |
| ICU |
85 (21.9) |
54 (21.2) |
31 (23.3) |
| Radiology |
20 (5.2) |
13 (5.1) |
7 (5.3) |
| Emergency |
9 (2.3) |
7 (2.8) |
2 (1.5) |
| Other | 18 (4.6) | 13 (5.1) | 5 (3.8) |
°HCWs who refused to participate in the screening program.