Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in South Korea: A Multicenter Study |
Jo, Kyung-Wook
(Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Hong, Yoonki (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Park, Jae Seuk (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) Bae, In-Gyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Eom, Joong Sik (Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kandong Sacred Heart Hospital College of Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine) Lee, Sang-Rok (Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital) Cho, Oh-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Choo, Eun Ju (Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine) Heo, Jung Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital) Woo, Jun Hee (Division of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Shim, Tae Sun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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