[Prophylaxis of occupational exposure to tuberculosis among physicians].
This article presents problems involved in the prevention of tuberculosis, which is essential in the practice of occupational medicine physicians. Tuberculosis prevention is an important issue since TB morbidity in Poland is relatively high compared with other European countries. The authors discuss TB risk factors among health care workers, epidemiology of tuberculosis as an occupational disease in European countries, including Poland, and the principles of medical prevention.