Occupational tuberculosis in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic in 1998-2012

Abstrakt

To conduct a retrospective 15-year study to monitor trends in the number of employees at risk for occupational tuberculosis (TB) (levels III and IV) in the Slovak Republic, and in particular in the sector of economic activities Q (health care and social assistance). Furthermore, to analyze reported cases of occupational TB and to compare the incidence and sex-specific and age-specific prevalence with the data reported in the Czech Republic.

Klíčová slova

• high risk jobs
• occupational tuberculosis
• healthcare professionals
• incidence
• tuberculosis of the respiratory tract and other sites