Risk of tuberculosis among healthcare workers in an intermediate-burden country: A nationwide population study

Journal of Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 525-532

  Chu, Hsi ^a,b   Shih, Chia Jen ^a,c   Lee, Yi Jung ^a,c   Kuo, Shu Chen ^a,c,d   Hsu, Yen Tao ^b   Ou, Shuo Ming ^a,c   Shih, Yu Ning ^a,b   Tarng, Der Cherng ^a,c   Li, Szu Yuan ^a,c   Chen, Yung Tai ^a,b   Chen, Ran Chou ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Healthcare worker; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; NURSE; TUBERCULOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922742082     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.06.019     Document Type: Article

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