Frequent Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Aged Underground Hard Coal Miners in the Absence of Recent Tuberculosis Exposure

BACKGROUND: Miners are at particular risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection due to exposure to silica dust and silicosis. The objectives of the present observational cohort study were to determine the prevalence of latent TB infection (LTBI) among aged German underground hard coal miners with silicosi...

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Autores principales: Ringshausen, Felix C., Nienhaus, Albert, Schablon, Anja, Torres Costa, José, Knoop, Heiko, Hoffmeyer, Frank, Bünger, Jürgen, Merget, Rolf, Harth, Volker, Schultze-Werninghaus, Gerhard, Rohde, Gernot
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082005

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