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Serial testing of healthcare workers for latent tuberculosis infection and long-term follow up for development of active tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection due to occupational exposure. It is important to diagnose TB infections in HCWs to prevent nosocomial transmission, particularly among immunocompromised patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the...

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Autores principales: Park, Youngmok, Kim, Song Yee, Kim, Jeong Wha, Park, Moo Suk, Kim, Young Sam, Chang, Joon, Kang, Young Ae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30235272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204035