Prevalence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection among hospital workers in Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Prevalence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection among hospital workers in Hanoi, Viet Nam.

BACKGROUND: Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) to health care workers (HCWs) is a global issue. Although effective infection control measures are expected to reduce nosocomial TB, HCWs' infection has not been assessed enough in TB high burden countries. We conducted a cross-sectional study to de...

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Main Authors: Luu Thi Lien, Nguyen Thi Le Hang, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Hideki Yanai, Emiko Toyota, Shinsaku Sakurada, Pham Huu Thuong, Vu Cao Cuong, Akiko Nanri, Tetsuya Mizoue, Ikumi Matsushita, Nobuyuki Harada, Kazue Higuchi, Le Anh Tuan, Naoto Keicho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2728839?pdf=render

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