Tuberculosis tracking: Determining the frequency of the booster effect in patients and staff

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-12

  Sherman, Ronald A ^a,b   Shimoda, Kathleen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035109022     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.110212     Document Type: Article

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