Tuberculosis among health-care workers in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
The risk of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients to health-care workers (HCWs) is a neglected problem in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Most health-care facilities in these countries lack resources to prevent nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis (TB).We conduct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1716189?pdf=render |