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Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers in Duhok Province: From Screening to Prophylactic Treatment

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and, hence, of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease. The aims of this study are to identify the prevalence and determinants of latent TB infection (LTBI) among HCWs in Duhok Province. This is a cross-s...

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Autores principales:	Almufty, Hind Bahzad, Abdulrahman, Ibtesam Salih, Merza, Muayad Aghali
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2019
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6631700/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31126022 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020085

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