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Risk Analysis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Workers Compared to Employees in Other Sectors
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) represents a work-related risk for health workers (HWs). Tuberculosis remains the second most common occupational infectious disease among HWs in Germany. Comparative figures on LTBI prevalence in the general population are missing because testing is only carried...
Autores principales: | Hermes, Lisa, Kersten, Jan Felix, Nienhaus, Albert, Schablon, Anja |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32605191 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134643 |
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