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Perceived risk of tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Swaziland

BACKGROUND: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the Kingdom of Swaziland is extremely high. How healthcare workers (HCWs) in Swaziland perceive infection control (IC) measures for preventing TB transmission is unclear. This study aimed to determine perceived risk of TB infection in relation to IC...

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Autores principales:	Weng, Yi-Hao, Bhembe, Patience Thulile, Chiou, Hung-Yi, Yang, Chun-Yuh, Chiu, Ya-Wen
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122014/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27881088 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2029-6

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