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O\’Hara LM

Occupational tuberculosis in South Africa: are health care workers adequately protected?

Authors: Malotle MM, Spiegel JM, Yassi A, Ngubeni D, O\’Hara LM, [...]

Babalwa Jekwa2019-09-17T15:34:17+02:00Dec 31st, 2017|Tags: Adu PA Et Al., Malotle MM, Ngubeni D, O\’Hara LM, Spiegel JM, Yassi A|

Infection control and tuberculosis in health care workers: an assessment of 28 hospitals in South Africa

Authors: O\’Hara LM, Yassi A, Bryce EA, Van Rensburg AJ, Engelbrecht [...]

Babalwa Jekwa2019-09-12T16:06:07+02:00Dec 31st, 2017|Tags: Bryce EA, Engelbrecht MC, FitzGerald JM, Nophale LE, O\’Hara LM, Van Rensburg AJ, Yassi A, Zungu M|