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Exposure of Dentists toMycobacterium tuberculosis, Ibadan, Nigeria

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: To determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among dental patients and to assess dentists' risk for exposure, we conducted a study among dental patients at a large tertiary hospital in Nigeria, a country where tuberculosis is endemic. Ten (13%) of 78 sputum samples obtained were positive for M. tuberculosis.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1609.100447

Authors: Simeon I. Cadmus, Victoria N. Okoje, Babafemi O. Taiwo, Dick van Soolingen

Institutions: University of Ibadan, Radboud University Nijmegen

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2102689207