The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infections among health-care workers - A three-country comparison;Prävalenz der latenten Tuberkulose-Infektion bei Beschäftigten im Gesundheitswesen - Ein Dreiländervergleich

Pneumologie

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 726-729

  Nienhaus, A ^a   Schablon, A ^a   Tripoldi, D ^b   Torres Costa, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Abteilung für Arbeitsmedizin   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955212928     PISSN: 09348387     EISSN: 14388790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291392     Document Type: Article

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