Diseases of Concern Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis: What you should know!
Studies show conflicting results
  • Some show increased risk of TB in the health care worker, some show decreased risk.
  • A 3-decade study looked at Finish health care workers
  • The data was collected from 1966-1995
  • 56,146 patients 658 occupational cases of Tuberculosis
  • Over all risk for health care workers was considered less then the general public risk[14]

 



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