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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 14.
Published in final edited form as: New Solut. 2016 Mar 8;26(1):83–102. doi: 10.1177/1048291116633871

Table 1.

Risk of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Selected Blood-Borne Infections Among Thai Healthcare Workers.

Healthcare workers Blood-borne infection Air-borne/droplet infection
Hospital personnel Risk wards: Ob/Gyn, ICU, Hemodialysis, and Laboratory35 Risk wards: Male medical ward; Female medical ward; OPD; and ER28
Ambulance personnel and Medical first responder Moderate to high risk for blood-borne infections40,41
High risk for NSI/sharp injury (42.4 percent in one month working)36
Moderate to high risk for blood-borne infections40 		Moderate to high risk for droplet and airborne infections23
Hospital laboratory Moderate to high risk for blood-borne infection, especially HBV infection23 High risk for droplet and airborne infections during dental procedures23

Ob/Gyn = obstetric/gynecologic units; ICU = intensive care unit; OPD = outpatient department; ER = emergency room; NSI = nosocomial infection; HBV = hepatitis B virus.