Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review

Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review

Abstract Background A number of guideline documents have been published over the past decades on preventing occupational transmission of tuberculosis (TB) infection in health care workers (HCWs). However, direct evidence for the effectiveness of these controls is limited particularly in low-and midd...

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Main Authors: Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Mark E. Engel, Leila Abdullahi, Rodney Ehrlich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Systematic review
Tuberculosis
Health care workers
Transmission control
Tuberculin skin test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5518-2

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