Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Morocco.

Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Morocco.

Increased prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has been observed among high-risk populations such as healthcare workers (HCWs). The results may depend on the method of LTBI assessment, interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) and/or tuberculin skin test (TST). Here, we investigated the pr...

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Main Authors: Ayoub Sabri, Jocelyn Quistrebert, Hicham Naji Amrani, Ahmed Abid, Adil Zegmout, Ismail Abderrhamani Ghorfi, Hicham Souhi, Abdelhalim Boucaid, Anas Benali, Rachid Abilkassem, Mohamed Kmari, Amal Hassani, Belyamani Lahcen, Samir Siah, Erwin Schurr, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Amine Lahlou, Abdelkader Laatiris, Lhoussain Louzi, Aziz Ouarssani, Ahmed Bourazza, Aziz Aouragh, Bensghir Mustapha, Nezha Messaoudi, Aomar Agader, Aurélie Cobat, Laurent Abel, Jamila El Baghdadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221081

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