Burden and challenges in managing TB infection among people with occupational exposure to silica in India
Compared to the general population, individuals with occupational exposure to silica have an almost two times higher prevalence of TBI. Further research is required to identify the threshold of silica exposure to be considered for screening for TBI. Efforts to increase awareness and decrease stigma can improve the uptake of testing for TBI and TB disease.
Authors
- Divya Nair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-2858)
- Vinayak Rai
- Malik Parmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7249-938X)
- Ravinder Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9034-7742)
- Amenla Nuken
- Pruthu Thekkur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5257-5074)
- Bharati Kalottee
- Harsha M. Solanki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-8474)
- S. K. Mattoo
- R. Rao
- A. M. V. Kumar
- P. Mahajan
Institutions
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (FR)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (IN)
- World Health Organization - India (IN)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJTLD OPEN
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0402
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42