Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis in a hospital unit for HIV-infected patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis (TB).
DESIGN: A historical cohort study of hospitalized patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and a purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin skin test survey of health care workers (HCWs).
SETTING: A large public teaching hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.… Read more