Postexposure detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in health care workers in resource-limited settings

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 982-984

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Thongphubeth, Kanokporn ^a   Yuekyen, Chananart ^a   Mundy, Linda M ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

BCG VACCINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52449115144     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591799     Document Type: Letter

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