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Use of interferon gamma-based assay to diagnose tuberculosis infection in health care workers after short term exposure
BACKGROUND: We intended to assess the risk for health care workers (HCWs) of acquiring M. tuberculosis infection after exposure to patients with sputum-smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis at three University Hospitals (Ullevål, Akershus, and Haukeland) in Norway. METHODS: We tested 155 exposed hea...
Autores principales: | Storla, Dag Gundersen, Kristiansen, Ingun, Oftung, Fredrik, Korsvold, Gro Ellen, Gaupset, Monica, Gran, Gerd, Øverby, Anne Kristin, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Margarita, Bjune, Gunnar Aksel |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2690599/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19432995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-60 |
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