Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: A Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan.

Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: A Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan.

<h4>Background</h4>Proportional mortality ratio data indicate that healthcare workers (HCWs) have an elevated tuberculosis (TB) mortality. Whether this is caused by an increased TB incidence, a worse TB treatment outcome, or a combination of effects, remains unclear. To elucidate the haz...

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Main Authors:	Sung-Ching Pan, Yee-Chun Chen, Jann-Yuan Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng, Hsien-Ho Lin, Chi-Tai Fang, Shan-Chwen Chang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145047&type=printable

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