Medical students at risk of nosocomial tuberculosis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-81

  Guimaraes Teixeira E ^a   Kritski, A ^b   Ruffino Netto, A ^c   Steffen, R ^d   Lapa e Silva, J R ^b   Belo, M ^a   Luiz, R ^b   Menzies, D ^e   Trajman, A ^a  

^a GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d TB Scientific League   (Brazil)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROCONVERSION; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 78650513679     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.021     Document Type: Letter

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