A pulmonary tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facility

In long-term care facilities (LTCFs), the elderly are apt to be infected because those with latent tuberculosis infections (LTBIs) are at an increased risk for reactivation and post-primary TB disease. We report an outbreak of TB in staff and residents in a LTCF. An outbreak investigation was conduc...

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Autores principales: LAI, C.-C., HSIEH, Y.-C., YEH, Y.-P., JOU, R.-W., WANG, J.-T., PAN, S.-L., CHEN, H.-H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2016
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Original Papers
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4823835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26592950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815002265

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4823835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26592950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815002265

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