Background: Health care workers are at risk for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection.
Objectives: To perform an occupational health survey among 621 employees of a 800-bed third level care hospital covered by MTB surveillance.
Methods: Statistical analysis was applied to results from tuberculin skin test (TST), QuantiFERON - TB Gold in tube assay (QFT), PPD-ELISA for serum antibodies, and occupational or vaccine data.