Infection control and the burden of tuberculosis infection and disease in health care workers in china: A cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  He, Guang Xue ^a,b   Hof, Susan van den ^b,c   Werf, Marieke J van der ^b,c   Wang, Guo Jie ^d   Ma, Shi Wen ^d   Zhao, Dong Yang ^d   Hu, Yuan Lian ^a   Yu, Shi Cheng ^e   Borgdorff, Martien W ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^d HENAN PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHINA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR; SPUTUM SMEAR; SURGICAL MASK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WAITING ROOM; ADOLESCENT; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958533025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-313     Document Type: Article

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