Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among 3,374 healthcare students in Italy

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lamberti, Monica ^a   Muoio, Mariarosaria ^a   Monaco, Maria Grazia Lourdes ^a   Uccello, Rossella ^a   Sannolo, Nicola ^a   Mazzarella, Gennaro ^a   Garzillo, Elpidio Maria ^a   Arnese, Anonio ^a   La Cerra, Giuseppe ^a   Coppola, Nicola ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health surveillance; Medical students; Occupational exposure; Quantiferon test; Tuberculin skin testing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 84907991916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12995-014-0034-5     Document Type: Article

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