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

• প্রধান লেখক: Thiago Nascimento do Prado (লেখক), Lee W. Riley (লেখক), Mauro Sanchez (লেখক), Geisa Fregona (লেখক), Renata Lyrio Peres Nóbrega (লেখক), Lia Gonçalves Possuelo (লেখক), Eliana Zandonade (লেখক), Rodrigo Leite Locatelli (লেখক), Fernanda Mattos de Souza (লেখক), Jayant V. Rajan (লেখক), Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: 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...