Protecting those who serve: are we doing enough to prevent tuberculosis in healthcare workers?

Jennifer Furin, Giovanni Sotgiu

Source: Eur Respir J, 53 (4) 1900485; 10.1183/13993003.00485-2019
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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