TB Skin-Test Conversion Rates Among Exposed Hospital Workers
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Risk of tuberculin skin test conversion among health care workers: occupational versus community exposure and infection.
A prospective observational cohort study to assess rates of and risk factors for tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion among health care workers (HCWs) was conducted at an urban hospital located in a high tuberculosis-incidence area in 1994-1998. All hospital employees undergoing required testing every 6 months were included. A total of 69 (1.2%) of 5773 susceptible employees had a documented T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700086549