The risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in South Korea, an intermediate tuberculosis burden country

J. Park (Cheonan, Republic of Korea), G. Hong (Cheonan, Republic of Korea), D. Kim (Cheonan, Republic of Korea), K. Donati (kim.donati@uliege.be / ULiège,Liège), C. Gerard (catherine.gerard@uliege.be / ULiège,Liège), B. Duysinx (bduysinx@chu.ulg.ac.be / CHU,Liège), A. Noel (agnes.noel@ulg.ac.be / ULiège,Liège), D. Cataldo (didier.cataldo@uliege.be / ULiège/CHU,Liège)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Current practices in and attitudes to screening for tuberculosis, and a discussion about genetic diversity
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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