Prevalence of positive TST among healthcare workers in high-burden TB setting in Peru

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) transmission has long been recognized as an important occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). HCWs have a 5.8% annual risk of exposure and three times greater risk of developing active TB than the general population. METHODS: We conducted an observational cro...

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Autores principales: Sedamano, Juana, Schwalb, Alvaro, Cachay, Rodrigo, Zamudio, Carlos, Ugarte-Gil, César, Soto-Cabezas, Gabriela, Munayco, César V., Seas, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7197122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32362276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08756-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7197122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32362276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08756-9

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