Prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among professionals of the primary healthcare network

• Main Authors: Tássia Silvana Borges (Author), Eduardo Chaida Sonda (Author), Alexandre Daronco (Author), Fabiana Battisti (Author), Marcos Moura Baptista Dos Santos (Author), Andréia Rosane Moura Valim (Author), Mariana Valença (Author), Lia Gonçalves Possuelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To estimate the prevalence of latent M. tuberculosis infection and identify characteristics related to latent infection among workers of the primary healthcare network.Methods: Cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study, conducted in 2011, included 137 basic health workers who p...