Predictors of low prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among Egyptian health care workers at intensive care and bronchoscopy units

Predictors of low prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among Egyptian health care workers at intensive care and bronchoscopy units

Aim: Latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI) contain a significant reservoir for future epidemics. Screening of health care workers (HCWs) in a high-risk tuberculosis (TB) environment is an important strategy in TB control. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of LTBI among high risk Egyptian HCWs...

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Main Authors: Hefzy, Enas Mamdouh, Wegdan, Ahmed Ashraf, Elhefny, Radwa Ahmed, Nasser, Samar Hassan
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2016-10-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
health care workers
infection control
latent tuberculosis
QuantiFERON-TB Gold test
tuberculin skin test
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2016-11/dgkh000282.shtml

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