938Identification of High Risk Healthcare Workers with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) in an Inner City Healthcare System
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Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) in an Inner City Healthcare System Sorabh Dhar, MD; Anupama Neelakanta, MD; Jisha John, MD; Russell Grimshaw, BS; Jim Russell, RN; Keith Kaye, MD, MPH; Mark Upfal, MD, MPH; Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Infectious Diseases, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Infectious Disease, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; UHC 4G-3, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI; Detroit Medical Center/ Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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