High risk for latent tuberculosis infection among medical residents and nursing students in India.

High risk for latent tuberculosis infection among medical residents and nursing students in India.

Defining occupational latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) risk among healthcare workers is needed to support implementation of prevention guidelines. Prospective cohort study of 200 medical residents and nursing students in India was conducted May 2016-December 2017. Tuberculin skin test (TST) and...

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Main Authors: Aarti Kinikar, Ajay Chandanwale, Dileep Kadam, Samir Joshi, Anita Basavaraj, Geeta Pardeshi, Sunita Girish, Sangeeta Shelke, Andrea DeLuca, Gauri Dhumal, Jonathan Golub, Nilima Lokhande, Nikhil Gupte, Amita Gupta, Robert Bollinger, Vidya Mave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219131

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