PPD-Tuberculin Skin Testing and TB Prophylaxis of Children, The Bronx, New York

2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kumar ◽  
Laure Laroche ◽  
Sanjay Ahuja ◽  
Geraldine Siviglia ◽  
David F McNeeley
PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-649
Author(s):  
Laura S. Inselman ◽  
Nadia B. El-Maraghy ◽  
Hugh E. Evans

An apparent increase in incidence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis was observed in children in an inner-city community in New York City. This occurred during years in which the case rates of tuberculosis declined in the city and the nation. Two unusual presentations of childhood tuberculosis are described. This experience suggests that physicians should be more aware of the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children and that routine tuberculin skin testing with 5 TU of purified protein derivative (PPD) should be continued, with emphasis on testing in high-risk areas. Adequate funding of detection and treatment programs may prevent reemergence of this disease.


1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-165
Author(s):  
Xilla T. Ussery ◽  
Jennifer A. Bierman ◽  
Sarah E. Valway ◽  
Teresa A. Seitz ◽  
George T. DiFerdinando ◽  
...  

AbstractObjective:To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for having a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) result among employees at a medical examiner's office (MEO).Design:Cohort study, environmental investigation.Setting:Several employees at a medical examiner's office were found to have positive TST results after autopsies were performed on persons with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).Participants:Employees of the MEO.Results:Of 18 MEO employees, 5 (28%) had a positive TST result; 2 of these 5 had TST conversions. We observed a trend between TST conversion and participation in autopsies on persons with MDR-TB (2 of 2 converters versus 3 of 13 employees with negative TST; relative risk=4.3; 95% confidence interval 1.61 to 11.69; P=0.l0). The environmental investigation revealed that the autopsy room was at positive pressure relative to the rest of the MEO and that air from the autopsy room mixed throughout the facility.Conclusions:A systematic approach to preventing transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in autopsy suites should include effective environmental controls and routine tuberculin skin testing of employees.


2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1068-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Marks ◽  
Chris Murrill ◽  
Travis Sanchez ◽  
Kai-lih Liu ◽  
Teresa Finlayson ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 512-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shitaye JE ◽  
B. Getahun ◽  
T. Alemayehu ◽  
M. Skoric ◽  
F. Treml ◽  
...  

Post mortem surveillances, for the detection of tuberculous lesions in particular depend on the work load time and the diligence of the inspector conducting the examination. The first aim of the study was to determine the trend of occurrence of tuberculous lesions in two abattoirs in Addis Ababa and Debre-Zeit (Ethiopia). The second aim of the study was to determine prevalence of the tuberculin skin test results in 10 dairy farm areas in Addis Ababa. The third aim was to detect tuberculous lesions and causal agents from tissue samples of the respiratory tract and mesenteric lymph nodes of the slaughtered cattle. The ten year (1996–2005) retrospective analysis of the meat inspection of 2 455 289 slaughtered animals showed that 707 (0.028%) were found with tuberculous lesions in parenchymatous organs of which were 699 (0.052%) of 1 336 266 cattle, 4 (0.001%) of 534 436 sheep, 3 (0.001%) of 573 767 goats and 1 (0.009%) of 10 820 pigs. The tuberculous lesions found in cattle were statistically highly significant (P < 0.01) than in other animals. The bovine tuberculin skin tests were conducted in Addis Ababa in 10 farm areas in 85 dairy farms having 2 098 cattle. Positive reactions were obtained from 9 farm areas in 41 (48%) herds which included 392 (19%) of the animals. In a current study, tuberculous lesions were found in 34 (3.5%) animals by the meat inspection surveillance of 984 cattle. Histopathologically, granulomatous inflammation was evident in 3 (8.8%) animals with tuberculous lesions. A highly sensitive PCR (IS6110) was positive in 4 of 34 (11.8%) animals with tuberculous lesions and in 1 (2.9%) of animal without lesions. The analyzed data and these study findings indicated that tuberculosis in cattle is an existing problem inEthiopia which needs to be solved.


1995 ◽  
Vol 151 (3_pt_1) ◽  
pp. 805-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol T. Webster ◽  
Fred M. Gordin ◽  
John P. Matts ◽  
Joyce A. Korvick ◽  
Carol Miller ◽  
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