Latent Tuberculosis in Health Care Workers Exposed to Active Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman

OBJECTIVES: Data on the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in healthcare workers (HCW) in Oman and the Arabian Gulf is scarce. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis (LTB) among HCW exposed to active TB in one of the tertiary care hospitals in Muscat. METHODS: Expos...

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Published in:Oman Med J
Main Authors: Khamis, Faryal, Al-Lawati, Adil, Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim, Al-Abri, Seif, Al-Naamani, Jaleelah, Al-Harthi, Harith, Al-Jardani, Amina, Al-Harthi, Aliya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: OMJ 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4927738/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27403243
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2016.57
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