Nosocomial tuberculosis exposure in an outpatient setting: Evaluation of patients exposed to healthcare providers with tuberculosis

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-425

  Bock, Naomi N ^a   Sotir, Mark J ^a   Parrott, Patricia L ^a   Blumberg, Henry M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033141436     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501644     Document Type: Article

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