Results of five-year systematic screening for latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in Portugal

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Costa, José Torres ^a,b   Silva, Rui ^a,b   Sá, Raul ^a   Cardoso, Maria João ^a   Nienhaus, Albert ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 77955717466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-5-22     Document Type: Article

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