Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among pre-clinical and clinical medical students using QuantiFERON-TB gold plus and tuberculin skin test at a teaching hospital in Thailand: A cross-sectional study

Background: Healthcare workers are considered to be at a higher risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) infection than the general population. Clinical medical students are part of the healthcare team and clinical practice are done during their clinical rotation. They could be exposed to similar occupat...

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Main Authors: Nuntana Chumpa, Kamon Kawkitinarong, Jongkonnee Wongpiyabovorn, Leilani Paitoonpong, Gompol Suwanpimolkul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034122000557