Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006

We conducted a retrospective study to examine trends in latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and TB disease rates among homeless persons in shelters in New York, NY, 1992–2006. Although TB case rates fell from 1,502/100,000 population to 0, a 31% LTBI rate in 2006 shows the value of identifying and...

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Autores principales: McAdam, John M., Bucher, Scott J., Brickner, Philip W., Vincent, Richard L., Lascher, Steven
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080410

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080410

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