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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis among Healthcare Workers in an Egyptian Hospital Using Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test

BACKGROUND: Early detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) might prevent active TB development in healthcare workers (HCWs). The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of LTBI among HCWs exposed to active TB, compare QFT-GIT and TST in the diagnosis of LTBI, and explore possible risk...

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Autores principales:	Anwar, Manal Mohamed, Ahmed, Doaa Mabrouk, Elareed, Heba Reda, Abdel-Latif, Radwa Ahmed-Rabea, Sheemy, Mostafa Saleh, Kamel, Nesreen Mostafa, Mohamed, Maha Fathy
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6941335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31920258 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_184_19

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