Exposure of Dentists to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ibadan, Nigeria
To determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among dental patients and to assess dentists’ risk for exposure, we conducted a study among dental patients at a large tertiary hospital in Nigeria, a country where tuberculosis is endemic. Ten (13%) of 78 sputum samples obtained we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0447_article |