Tuberculosis in healthcare workers;Tuberculosis en el personal de salud

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-255

  Fica, C Alberto ^a,b   Cifuentes, D Marcela ^c   Ajenjo, H M Cristina ^d   Jemenao, P M Irene ^b   Zambrano, G Alejandra ^b   Febré, V Naldy ^e   Delpiano, M Luis ^c   Diomedi, P Alexis ^f   Ramonda, C Paulina ^g  

^a Sección Infectología

^b Comité de IIH ^*

^c HOSPITAL SAN BORJA ARRIARÁN   (Chile)

^d Rheumatology Service   (Chile)

^e Molecular Laboratory   (Chile)

^f Instituto Nacional Dal Cáncar

^g Ministerio de Salud de Chile   (Chile)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Healthcare workers; Prevention; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CHILE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 49749141435     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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