Tuberculosis risks for health care workers in Africa

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 324-326

  Cobelens, Frank G J ^a,b  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, NURSING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 33846448526     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509935     Document Type: Note

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