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1901. High Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Malaysian Prison

BACKGROUND: Given the rising tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality, strengthening the identification and treatment of those with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is urgently needed. Prisons are a TB hotspot but there is a paucity of data on LTBI in prisons. This study characterized LTBI in t...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Lu, Shenoi, Sheela, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Dhaliwal, Sangeeth, Ahmad, Ahsan, Altice, Frederick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677608/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1729