Protection of Health Workers From Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis among Health Care Workers
To assess the annual risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among health care workers (HCWs), the incidence rate ratio for tuberculosis (TB) among HCWs worldwide, and the population-attributable fraction of TB to exposure of HCWs in their work settings, we reviewed the literature. Stratified pooled estimates for the LTBI rate for countries with low (<50 cases/100,000 population), interme...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infection
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2383-1413,2383-1421
DOI: 10.5812/iji.104698