Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis in polish healthcare workers: the comparison of tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) performance
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. Health care workers (HCW) are at particular risk of the disease due to their constant exposure to TB patients or their specimens, nevertheless no specific surveillance is widely recommended in this g...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-021-00326-y |