Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 2CAE
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During a period of 6 months, 72 clinical staff members became tuberculin positive. A case control study was undertaken to determine the most likely source of infection among the staffs. A total of 16 cases and 34 tuberculin negative controls were compared. Pentamidine isethionate is not used for TB treatment.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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