Analysis of risk determinants of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among health care workers of a university hospital in a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence area;Analisi dei determinanti del rischio di infezione tubercolare latente (ITL) nel personale sanitario di un'azienda ospedaliero-universitaria in un'area a bassa incidenza di tubercolosi (TB)

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-338

  Franchi, Alberto ^a   Diana, O ^b   Consoli, T ^b   Franco, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health care workers; Latent tuberculosis infection; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

BCG VACCINATION; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIALYSIS; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33846543168     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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