Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Healthcare Workers (HCWs): 10 Years of Experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Esther Arguello Perez; Cynthia Eisenstein; William J. Schneider; Maria Del Castillo Garcia; Sherard N. J. Lacaille; Anabella Lucca Bianchi; Sejal M. Morjaria; Fabian Andres Romero; Sulin Low; Violet Fitzpatrick; Susan K. Seo; Arthur E. Brown

doi:10.1093/OFID/OFV133.205

Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Healthcare Workers (HCWs): 10 Years of Experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Esther Arguello Perez
, Cynthia Eisenstein
, William J. Schneider
, Maria Del Castillo Garcia
, Sherard N. J. Lacaille
, Anabella Lucca Bianchi
, Sejal M. Morjaria
, Fabian Andres Romero
, Sulin Low
, Violet Fitzpatrick
, Susan K. Seo
, Arthur E. Brown

HCA Healthcare

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Original language	American English
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/OFID/OFV133.205
State	Published - Oct 8 2015

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Perez, E. A., Eisenstein, C., Schneider, W. J., Del Castillo Garcia, M., Lacaille, S. N. J., Bianchi, A. L., Morjaria, S. M., Romero, F. A., Low, S., Fitzpatrick, V., Seo, S. K., & Brown, A. E. (2015). Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Healthcare Workers (HCWs): 10 Years of Experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/OFID/OFV133.205

Perez, EA, Eisenstein, C, Schneider, WJ, Del Castillo Garcia, M, Lacaille, SNJ, Bianchi, AL, Morjaria, SM, Romero, FA, Low, S, Fitzpatrick, V, Seo, SK & Brown, AE 2015, 'Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Healthcare Workers (HCWs): 10 Years of Experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, vol. 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/OFID/OFV133.205

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