A multicenter evaluation of tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among health care workers in Brazilian hospitals

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1335-1342

  Roth, Virginia ^a,b,g   Garrett, D O ^a   Laserson, K F ^c   Starling, C E ^d   Kritski, A L ^e   Medeiros, E A S ^f   Binkin, N ^c   Jarvis, W R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BCG; Brazil; PPD; Tuberculin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 23744495815     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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