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editorial . 2020 Jun 5:ciaa716. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa716
Tuberculosis Healthcare Workers: There Goes My Hero
David E Griffith
1,✉, J Peter Cegielski
2
David E Griffith, MD
1
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Professor of Medicine
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J Peter Cegielski, MD
2
Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
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1
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
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Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
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Corresponding author: David E. Griffith, MD, Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St., Denver , CO 80206, 903-805-9755, Griffithde25@gmail.com
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David E Griffith: MD, Professor of Medicine
Received 2020 May 24.
Keywords: tuberculosis, healthcare worker, World Health Organization, PICO, Covid-19
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See "Evidence for the Use of Triage, Respiratory Isolation, and Effective Treatment to Reduce the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review" in volume 72 on page 155.
See commentary "Evidence for the Use of Triage, Respiratory Isolation, and Effective Treatment to Reduce the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review" in volume 72 on page 155.
See commentary "The effectiveness of individual and environmental infection control measures in reducing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review." with doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa719.