Prevalence of positive TST among healthcare workers in high-burden TB setting in Peru

• Main Authors: Juana Sedamano (Author), Alvaro Schwalb (Author), Rodrigo Cachay (Author), Carlos Zamudio (Author), César Ugarte-Gil (Author), Gabriela Soto-Cabezas (Author), César V. Munayco (Author), Carlos Seas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission has long been recognized as an important occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). HCWs have a 5.8% annual risk of exposure and three times greater risk of developing active TB than the general population. Methods We conducted an observatio...