Silicotuberculosis as an occupational infection: rate, risk factors and control strategies.

Silicotuberculosis as an occupational infection: rate, risk factors and control strategies. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2019 Jun 17;:1-3 Authors: Ghasemian A, Nojoomi F, Rajabi-Vardanjani H Abstract Silicotuberculosis is critical in the community places among workers and employees exposing to silica dust. Older age of entry (>30 years), male sex, infection with HIV, exposure duration, smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, migration, the severity of the silicosis, and the intensity of the exposure are potential risk factors. Lack of on time diagnosis and treatment for tuberculosis may also raise the rate of infection, however, previous treatment of TB is possibly associated with develop to silicotuberculosis in more than half of patients, increasing with age (>40 years). Identification of risk factors benefits not only the academic research community, but also the workers or employees and policy making. Some strategies such as controlling or reducing exposure to silica dust, ensure continuity of treatment of TB or extended anti-tuberculosis treatment, management of situation by occupational health professionals, prevention of oscillating migration, providing workers' compensation, training and education in occupational health, improve the quality of life of miners and workers, intensive medical surveillance and TB screening in routine health checkups and proper policy making for higher immunity to inhibit inhalation...
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Arch Environ Occup Health Source Type: research