Risk of tuberculosis transmission among healthcare workers

Risk of tuberculosis transmission among healthcare workers

Data from a prospective molecular-epidemiological study (1997–2015) of patients with culture-confirmed tuberculosis in Hamburg, Germany, were evaluated to assess the occupational risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex transmission in a low-incidence setting. Isolates of M. tuberculosis complex w...

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Main Authors:	Roland Diel, Stefan Niemann, Albert Nienhaus
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Respiratory Society 2018-04-01
Series:	ERJ Open Research
Online Access:	http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/00161-2017.full

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