Tuberculosis in healthcare workers: Importance of surveillance and control programs;Tuberculosis en trabajadores de la salud: Importancia de los programas de vigilancia y control

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-52

  Ostrosky Zeichner, Luis ^b   Rangel Frausto, M Sigfrido ^b   García Romero, Elizabeth ^b   Vázquez, Alma ^b   Ibarra, M Juana ^b   Ponce De León Rosales, Samuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health services; Mexico; Tuberculin; Tuberculosis epidemiologic surveillance; Workers

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; RESIDENT; SEROCONVERSION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ODDS RATIO; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034106657     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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