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Table 5 Search strategy developed in PubMed database

From: Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review

#1

Search ((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium

#2

Search (health personnel) OR hospital personnel

#3

Search respiratory protective device

#4

Search mass screening

#5

Search education

#6

Search triage

#7

Search patient isolation

#8

Search early diagnosis

#9

Search risk assessment

#10

Search guideline

#11

Search policy

#12

Search controlled environment

#13

Search ((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel)

#14

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND respiratory protective device

#15

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND mass screening

#16

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND education

#17

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND triage

#18

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND patient isolation

#19

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND early diagnosis

#20

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND risk assessment

#21

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND guideline

#22

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND policy

#23

Search ((((((TB) OR Tuberculosis) OR Mycobacterium)) AND ((health personnel) OR hospital personnel))) AND controlled environment

  1. Search strategy developed in PubMed database. A search strategy was developed in the PubMed database comprising relevant medical subject headings (MeSH) and keywords, such as tuberculosis, HCWs, and tuberculosis control measures