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Possible sex difference in latent tuberculosis infection risk among close tuberculosis contacts

OBJECTIVES: More men than women develop and die of tuberculosis (TB). Fewer data exist on sex differences in latent TB infection (LTBI). We assessed for potential sex differences in LTBI acquisition among close TB contacts. METHODS: Regional Prospective Observational Research for TB-Brazil is an obs...

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Autores principales: Wada, Paul Y., Costa, Allyson G., Araújo-Pereira, Mariana, Barreto-Duarte, Beatriz, Souza, Alexandra B., Rocha, Michael S., Figueiredo, Marina C., Turner, Megan M., Rolla, Valeria C., Kritski, Afrânio L., Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo, Andrade, Bruno B., Sterling, Timothy R., Rebeiro, Peter F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10041676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35843494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.07.031