Protection of healthcare workers against transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in hospitals: a review of the evidence

Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus, Peter Witte, Renate Ziegler

Source: ERJ Open Res, 6 (1) 00317-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00317-2019
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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