Prevalence and incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in nursing students in Vitória, Espírito Santo

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 469-472

  Noia Maciel, Ethel Leonor ^a   Viana, Maria Carmen ^b   Gomes Zeitoune, Regina Célia ^c   Ferreira, Ilce ^a   Fregona, Geisa ^a   Dietze, Reynaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b ES   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nursing students; Purified protein derivative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOSAFETY; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NURSING STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 31644437456     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: 00378682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822005000600004     Document Type: Article

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