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Tuberculosis examination using whole blood interferon-gamma release assay among health care workers in a Japanese hospital without tuberculosis-specific wards

Occupational latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among health care workers (HCWs) is an important public health issue. The objective of this study is to assess prevalence and risk factors of LTBI among Japanese HCWs by Quantiferon-TB Gold in Tube (QFT-GIT) and the structured questionnaire. This is...

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Autores principales: Adachi, Eisuke, Kogayu, Mika, Fujii, Takeshi, Mae, Hiroshi, Shimizu, Shoichi, Iwai, Yuichi, Shibata, Hiroko, Suzuki, Masato, Imai, Kohzoh, Koibuchi, Tomohiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24102039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-440