Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among health workers in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study.

Ghulam Qader QaderMohammad Khaled SeddiqKhakerah Mohammad RashidiLutfullah ManzoorAzizullah HamimMir Habibullah AkhgarLaiqullrahman RahmanSean DryerMariah Boyd-BoffaAleefia SomjiMuluken MelesePedro Guillermo Suarez

Published in: PloS one (2021)

LTBI is high among health care workers in Afghanistan. We recommend instituting infection control measures in health facilities and screening workers for timely TB diagnosis.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
mycobacterium tuberculosis
mental health
risk factors
health information
physical activity
emergency department
pulmonary tuberculosis
risk assessment
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus