Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among primary health care workers in Brazil

• Main Authors: Thiago Nascimento do Prado (Author), Lee W. Riley (Author), Mauro Sanchez (Author), Geisa Fregona (Author), Renata Lyrio Peres Nóbrega (Author), Lia Gonçalves Possuelo (Author), Eliana Zandonade (Author), Rodrigo Leite Locatelli (Author), Fernanda Mattos de Souza (Author), Jayant V. Rajan (Author), Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from occupational exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for LTBI among primary HCW in five Brazilian cities. We conducted a cross-sectional stud...