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Prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in chest diseases hospitals, Bangladesh: Putting infection control into context

BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of tuberculosis infection (TBI). We estimated the prevalence and incidence of TBI and risk factors among HCWs in Bangladeshi hospitals to target TB infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions. METHODS: During 2013–2016, we conducte...

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Autores principales: Islam, Md. Saiful, Gurley, Emily S., Banu, Sayera, Hossain, Kamal, Heffelfinger, James D., Amin Chowdhury, Kamal Ibne, Ahmed, Shahriar, Afreen, Sadia, Islam, Mohammad Tauhidul, Rahman, Syed Mohammad Mazidur, Rahman, Arfatur, Pearson, Michele L., Chai, Shua J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10529546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37756289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291484