High risk of tuberculosis in health care workers in Romania

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 606-611

  Sotgiu, G ^a   Arbore, A S ^b   Cojocariu, V ^b   Piana, A ^a   Ferrara, G ^c   Cirillo, D M ^d   Matteelli, A ^e   Castiglia, P ^a   Ditiu, L ^f   Spanevello, A ^g   Zellweger, J P ^h   Mihaescu, T ^b   Migliori, G B ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d Emerging and Re emerging Bacterial Infection Unit   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^f WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^h Swiss Lung Association   (Switzerland)

ⁱ IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Incidence; Infection control; Romania; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROMANIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROMANIA;

EID: 45349109257     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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