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Tuberculin Skin Test and Boosted Reactions among Newly Employed Healthcare Workers: An Observational Study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of and factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) based on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and to estimate the boosted reaction rate among newly employed healthcare workers (HCWs). DESIGN: Newly employed HCWs between January 2010 and July 2012 a...

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Autores principales:	Kim, Song Yee, Park, Moo Suk, Kim, Young Sam, Kim, Se Kyu, Chang, Joon, Yong, Dongeun, Kim, Hyun Sook, Lee, Kyungwon, Kang, Young Ae
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663761/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23717631 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064563

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