Tuberculin Skin Testing in Medical Students: A Survey of U.S. Medical Schools
Authors: Mark J. Fagan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Brief Reports1 June 1994Tuberculin Skin Testing in Medical Students: A Survey of U.S. Medical SchoolsMark J. Fagan, MD and Gregory A. Poland, MDMark J. Fagan, MDFrom Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island and Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota. and Gregory A. Poland, MDFrom Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island and Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-120-11-199406010-00005 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The recent increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in the United States [1, 2] and the appearance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis associated with a high mortality rate have increased the risk for tuberculosis in health care workers, including medical students [3]. Several studies have shown occupationally acquired tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among health care workers [4-7].In response to the resurgence of tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that all health care workers have annual tuberculin skin testing with purified protein derivative and that health care workers who may be frequently exposed to patients with tuberculosis ...References1. Tuberculosis morbidity—United States, 1991. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1992; 41:240. Google Scholar2. Jereb JA, Kelly GD, Dooley SW Jr, Cauthen GM, Snider DE Jr. Tuberculosis morbidity in the United States: final data, 1990. MMWR CDC Surveill Summ. 1991; 40:23-7. Google Scholar3. Snider DE Jr, Roper WL. The new tuberculosis (Editorial). N Engl J Med. 1992; 326:703-5. Google Scholar4. Pearson ML, Jereb JA, Frieden TR, Crawford JT, Davis BJ, Doolet SW, et al. Nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 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PPD conversion among housestaff in a public hospital (Abstract). Am Rev Respir Dis. 1992; 145(Suppl):A102. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Mark J. Fagan, MD; Gregory A. Poland, MDAffiliations: From Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island and Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.Corresponding Author: Mark J. Fagan, MD, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoTuberculosis in Health Care Professionals: Assessing and Accepting the Risk Charles M. 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