Latent tuberculosis infection and occupational protection among health care workers in two types of public hospitals in China.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact factors of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and the knowledge of TB prevention and treatment policy among health care workers (HCWs) in different types of hospitals and explore the strategies for improving TB prevention and control in medical institutions in Ch...
Main Authors: | Feng Zhou, Li Zhang, Lei Gao, Yibin Hao, Xianli Zhao, Jianmin Liu, Jie Lu, Xiangwei Li, Yu Yang, Junguo Chen, Ying Deng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144793?pdf=render |
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