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Tuberculosis in healthcare workers: a molecular epidemiologic study in San Francisco.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 May 2006

Ong Adrian, Rudoy Irina, Gonzalez Leah C, Creasman Jennifer, Kawamura L Masae, Daley Charles L

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OBJECTIVE: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of becoming infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis through occupational exposure. To identify HCWs who became infected and developed tuberculosis as a result of their work, we studied the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in HCWs. DESIGN: Eleven-year prospective cohort molecular epidemiology study. SETTING: City and County of San Francisco, California....

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PMID: 16671025
DOI: 10.1086/504504

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