Safety of the two-step tuberculin skin test in Indian health care workers

Safety of the two-step tuberculin skin test in Indian health care workers

Background: Health care workers (HCW) in low and middle income countries are at high risk of nosocomial tuberculosis infection. Periodic screening of health workers for both TB disease and infection can play a critical role in TB infection control. Occupational health programs that implement serial...

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Main Authors: Devasahayam J Christopher, Deepa Shankar, Ashima Datey, Alice Zwerling, Madhukar Pai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Tuberculin skin test (TST)
Two-step tuberculin skin test
Healthcare workers
Adverse events
Latent TB infection (LTBI)
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2014;volume=3;issue=4;spage=247;epage=251;aulast=Christopher

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