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Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Students and Postgraduates in a Mediterranean Italian Area: What Correlation with Work Exposure?

Maria Gabriella VersoNicola SerraAntonina CiccarelloBenedetta RomaninPaola Di Carlo
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2019)
Latent TB is relatively low among medical school students in our geographic area. Nevertheless, this infectious disease must be regarded as a re-emerging biohazard for which preventive strategies are required to limit the risk of infection, especially among exposed workers.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • infectious diseases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • antiretroviral therapy