Risk factors for tuberculosis among health care workers in South India: A nested case-control study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-74

  Mathew, Anoop ^a   David, Thambu ^a   Thomas, Kurien ^a   Kuruvilla, P J ^a   Balaji, V ^a   Jesudason, Mary V ^a   Samuel, Prasanna ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Infectious disease transmission, patient to professional; Low body mass index; Nested case control study; Nosocomial tuberculosis transmission; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; WARD; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84869993681     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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