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Transmission, Occupationally Related

MedGen UID:
274047
•Concept ID:
C1518537
•
Pathologic Function

Definition

Passage or transfer, as of a disease, to a recipient individual within or due to occupational circumstances. (NCI) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTransmission, Occupationally Related

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Assessment of occupational risk for hantavirus infection in Arizona and New Mexico.
Zeitz PS, Graber JM, Voorhees RA, Kioski C, Shands LA, Ksiazek TG, Jenison S, Khabbaz RF
J Occup Environ Med 1997 May;39(5):463-7. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199705000-00013. PMID: 9172092
Tuberculosis in physicians: compliance with surveillance and treatment.
Ramphal-Naley L, Kirkhorn S, Lohman WH, Zelterman D
Am J Infect Control 1996 Aug;24(4):243-53. doi: 10.1016/s0196-6553(96)90056-5. PMID: 8870908

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chlamydia Species and Related Risk Factors in Poultry in North-Western Italy: Possible Bird-to-Human Transmission for C. gallinacea.
Marchino M, Rizzo F, Barzanti P, Sparasci OA, Bottino P, Vicari N, Rigamonti S, Braghin S, Aaziz R, Vorimore F, Ru G, Laroucau K, Mandola ML
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 15;19(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042174. PMID: 35206361Free PMC Article
Relative contributions of transmission routes for COVID-19 among healthcare personnel providing patient care.
Jones RM
J Occup Environ Hyg 2020 Sep;17(9):408-415. Epub 2020 Jul 9 doi: 10.1080/15459624.2020.1784427. PMID: 32643585
Selected topics related to occupational exposures.
Leikin JB, Davis A, Klodd DA, Thunder T, Kelafant GA, Paquette DL, Rothe MJ, Rubin R
Dis Mon 2000 Apr;46(4):240-322. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(00)90033-6. PMID: 10830610
Occupationally acquired infections in health care workers. Part II.
Sepkowitz KA
Ann Intern Med 1996 Dec 1;125(11):917-28. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-11-199612010-00008. PMID: 8967673
Occupationally acquired infections in health care workers. Part I.
Sepkowitz KA
Ann Intern Med 1996 Nov 15;125(10):826-34. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-10-199611150-00007. PMID: 8928990

Diagnosis

Relative contributions of transmission routes for COVID-19 among healthcare personnel providing patient care.
Jones RM
J Occup Environ Hyg 2020 Sep;17(9):408-415. Epub 2020 Jul 9 doi: 10.1080/15459624.2020.1784427. PMID: 32643585
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV
Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 27;140(3-4):405-17. Epub 2009 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.012. PMID: 19733019
Population-based research on occupational and environmental factors for leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: the Northern Germany Leukemia and Lymphoma Study (NLL).
Hoffmann W, Terschüeren C, Heimpel H, Feller A, Butte W, Hostrup O, Richardson D, Greiser E
Am J Ind Med 2008 Apr;51(4):246-57. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20551. PMID: 18270999
Selected topics related to occupational exposures.
Leikin JB, Davis A, Klodd DA, Thunder T, Kelafant GA, Paquette DL, Rothe MJ, Rubin R
Dis Mon 2000 Apr;46(4):240-322. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(00)90033-6. PMID: 10830610
Assessment of occupational risk for hantavirus infection in Arizona and New Mexico.
Zeitz PS, Graber JM, Voorhees RA, Kioski C, Shands LA, Ksiazek TG, Jenison S, Khabbaz RF
J Occup Environ Med 1997 May;39(5):463-7. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199705000-00013. PMID: 9172092

Therapy

Waiting to inhale: factors associated with healthcare workers' fears of occupationally-acquired tuberculosis (TB).
Engelbrecht M, Rau A, Kigozi G, Janse van Rensburg A, Wouters E, Sommerland N, Masquillier C, Uebel K
BMC Infect Dis 2019 May 28;19(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4115-z. PMID: 31138140Free PMC Article
Population-based biomedical sexually transmitted infection control interventions for reducing HIV infection.
Ng BE, Butler LM, Horvath T, Rutherford GW
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Mar 16;(3):CD001220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001220.pub3. PMID: 21412869
Population-based research on occupational and environmental factors for leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: the Northern Germany Leukemia and Lymphoma Study (NLL).
Hoffmann W, Terschüeren C, Heimpel H, Feller A, Butte W, Hostrup O, Richardson D, Greiser E
Am J Ind Med 2008 Apr;51(4):246-57. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20551. PMID: 18270999
Vaccinations for waste-handling workers. A review of the literature.
Tooher R, Griffin T, Shute E, Maddern G
Waste Manag Res 2005 Feb;23(1):79-86. doi: 10.1177/0734242X05048037. PMID: 15751399
Selected topics related to occupational exposures.
Leikin JB, Davis A, Klodd DA, Thunder T, Kelafant GA, Paquette DL, Rothe MJ, Rubin R
Dis Mon 2000 Apr;46(4):240-322. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(00)90033-6. PMID: 10830610

Prognosis

Relative contributions of transmission routes for COVID-19 among healthcare personnel providing patient care.
Jones RM
J Occup Environ Hyg 2020 Sep;17(9):408-415. Epub 2020 Jul 9 doi: 10.1080/15459624.2020.1784427. PMID: 32643585
Knowledge and practices about zoonotic tuberculosis prevention and associated determinants amongst livestock workers in Nigeria; 2015.
Adesokan HK, Akinseye VO, Sulaimon MA
PLoS One 2018;13(6):e0198810. Epub 2018 Jun 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198810. PMID: 29889870Free PMC Article
MRSA colonization and infection among persons with occupational livestock exposure in Europe: Prevalence, preventive options and evidence.
Goerge T, Lorenz MB, van Alen S, Hübner NO, Becker K, Köck R
Vet Microbiol 2017 Feb;200:6-12. Epub 2015 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.10.027. PMID: 26658156
Population-based biomedical sexually transmitted infection control interventions for reducing HIV infection.
Ng BE, Butler LM, Horvath T, Rutherford GW
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Mar 16;(3):CD001220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001220.pub3. PMID: 21412869
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV
Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 27;140(3-4):405-17. Epub 2009 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.012. PMID: 19733019

Clinical prediction guides

Potential risk factors associated with COVID-19 in health care workers.
Spilchuk V, Arrandale VH, Armstrong J
Occup Med (Lond) 2022 Jan 13;72(1):35-42. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqab148. PMID: 34729600Free PMC Article
Relative contributions of transmission routes for COVID-19 among healthcare personnel providing patient care.
Jones RM
J Occup Environ Hyg 2020 Sep;17(9):408-415. Epub 2020 Jul 9 doi: 10.1080/15459624.2020.1784427. PMID: 32643585
Knowledge and practices about zoonotic tuberculosis prevention and associated determinants amongst livestock workers in Nigeria; 2015.
Adesokan HK, Akinseye VO, Sulaimon MA
PLoS One 2018;13(6):e0198810. Epub 2018 Jun 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198810. PMID: 29889870Free PMC Article
An Integrated Intervention for Increasing Clinical Nurses' Knowledge of HIV/AIDS-Related Occupational Safety.
He L, Lu Z, Huang J, Zhou Y, Huang J, Bi Y, Li J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2016 Nov 7;13(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph13111094. PMID: 27828002Free PMC Article
Cesarean section delivery to prevent vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Associated risks and other considerations.
Read JS
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2000 Nov;918:115-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05479.x. PMID: 11131694

Recent systematic reviews

Population-based biomedical sexually transmitted infection control interventions for reducing HIV infection.
Ng BE, Butler LM, Horvath T, Rutherford GW
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Mar 16;(3):CD001220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001220.pub3. PMID: 21412869

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