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Testing for Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
Clinical Medicine & Research, 2004 Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The number of new cases continues to increase despite intense efforts to eradicate the disease. According to the World Health Organization, the global incidence rate of TB increased to 8.8 million cases in 2002 with a growth rate of 2.4% per year.1 In the United States, about ...
Asad, Ayub +4 more
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Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in prison inmates [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalences of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in inmates. METHODS: Observational study was carried out with inmates of a prison and a jail in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between March and December of 2008. Questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic and epidemiological data.
Nogueira, Péricles Alves +2 more
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Immune Subtyping in Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) poses a major roadblock in the global effort to eradicate tuberculosis (TB). A deep understanding of the host responses involved in establishment and maintenance of TB latency is required to propel the development of sensitive methods to detect and treat LTBI.
Ushashi Banerjee +4 more
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Screening of immigrants in the UK for imported latent tuberculosis: a multicentre cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]
, 2011 Background Continuing rises in tuberculosis notifications in the UK are attributable to cases in foreign-born immigrants. National guidance for immigrant screening is hampered by a lack of data about the prevalence of, and risk factors for, latent ...
Abubakar, Ibrahim +18 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Introduction The primary strategy for tuberculosis control involves identifying individuals with latent tuberculosis. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who were undergoing ...
Aucely Corrêa Fernandes Chagas +5 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background Data for latent tuberculosis in patients with type 1 Diabetes in Africa is limited. We assessed the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in youth and children with type 1 Diabetes in Dar es Salaam –Tanzania.
Edna S. Majaliwa +6 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Healthcare workers in high tuberculosis burdened countries are occupationally exposed to the tuberculosis disease with uncomplicated and complicated tuberculosis on the increase among them.
Celso Belo, Saloshni Naidoo
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objective To determine the prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis in patients with hematological neoplasms at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología in Mexico City using the Tuberculin skin test (TST).
Erick Antonio Osorio-López +3 more
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Latent tuberculosis infection among medical students in Malaysia
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019 Objective: This study aimed to determine prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among medical students and tuberculosis exposure at the health facilities.
Maha Abdullah +7 more
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