Frequent detection of latent tuberculosis infection among aged underground hard coal miners in the absence of recent tuberculosis exposure.

Frequent detection of latent tuberculosis infection among aged underground hard coal miners in the absence of recent tuberculosis exposure.

BACKGROUND: Miners are at particular risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection due to exposure to silica dust and silicosis. The objectives of the present observational cohort study were to determine the prevalence of latent TB infection (LTBI) among aged German underground hard coal miners with silicosi...

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Main Authors: Felix C Ringshausen, Albert Nienhaus, Anja Schablon, José Torres Costa, Heiko Knoop, Frank Hoffmeyer, Jürgen Bünger, Rolf Merget, Volker Harth, Gerhard Schultze-Werninghaus, Gernot Rohde
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3846790?pdf=render

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