Screening for tuberculosis and prediction of disease in Portuguese healthcare workers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Results of systematic screening of healthcare workers (HCWs) for tuberculosis (TB) with the tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-γ release assays (IGRA) in a Portuguese hospital from 2007 to 2010 are reported.</p> <p&...

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Main Authors: Ringshausen Felix C, Silva Rui, Torres Costa José, Nienhaus Albert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Online Access:http://www.occup-med.com/content/6/1/19