Attitudes towards preventive tuberculosis treatment among hospital staff

Background. Healthcare workers have an increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but previous studies suggested that they might be reluctant to accept preventive tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We aimed to examine doctors’ and nurses’ experience of TB screening and to explore their attitu...

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Main Authors: Vidya Pathak, Zinta Harrington, Claudia C. Dobler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1738.pdf