Analysis of Occupational Tuberculosis in the Brazilian National Recording System, 2007–2011

Background and objectives: Brazil is one of 22 countries with a high burden of the tuberculosis (TB) and is one of the five countries that together comprise 48% of worldwide TB cases. Health care workers (HCW) are among the groups vulnerable to acquiring the infection. However, other occupational gr...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Ferreira Nunes, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Fernanda Mattos de Souza, Lia Gonçalves Possuelo, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2017-01-01
Series:Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/7411