IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 7088: Tuberculosis and Other Airborne Microbes in Occupational Health and Safety

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 7088: Tuberculosis and Other Airborne Microbes in Occupational Health and Safety International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197088 Authors: Esther Vaquero-Álvarez Antonio Cubero-Atienza Pilar Ruiz-Martínez Manuel Vaquero-Abellán María Dolores Redel-Macías Pilar Aparicio-Martínez Airborne pathogens and non-malignant infectious diseases such as tuberculosis are highly contagious and can have severe effects on healthcare workers. The symptoms of these diseases take time to manifest, which can prevent workers from noticing that they have been exposed until symptoms appear. The current paper sought to assess the occupational safety and preventative measures taken in laboratories in Spain, and to compare these measures with those reported by other studies worldwide. A cross-sectional study of workers (35–50 years old) was conducted using a web survey (N = 30), and a bibliometric analysis was carried out in the Scopus database (92 documents were selected). The occupational safety and health measures were inadequate, according to the opinions of the workers. The training (p < 0.01), the amount of work (p < 0.05), and how the workers followed their protocols (p < 0.001) were linked to incidents and exposure to airborne pathogens. The most significant previous publication was a report (848 citations) stating that the previous variables linked to expo...
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