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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 12(10), p. e0145047, 2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145047
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Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: A Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan
Journal article published in 2015 by
Sung-Ching Pan,
Yee-Chun Chen,
Jann-Yuan Wang 
,
Wang-Huei Sheng,
Hsien-Ho Lin,
Chi-Tai Fang,
Shan-Chwen Chang
,
Wang-Huei Sheng,
Hsien-Ho Lin,
Chi-Tai Fang,
Shan-Chwen Chang
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Abstract
Proportional mortality ratio data indicate that healthcare workers (HCWs) have an elevated tuberculosis (TB) mortality. Whether this is caused by an increased TB incidence, a worse TB treatment outcome, or a combination of effects, remains unclear. To elucidate the hazard components of occupational TB, we assessed TB incidence and TB treatment outcome among HCWs in Taiwan.