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
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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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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author McAdam, John M.
Bucher, Scott J.
Brickner, Philip W.
Vincent, Richard L.
Lascher, Steven
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description 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 treating TB in the homeless.
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spelling pubmed-27442282009-10-05 Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006 McAdam, John M. Bucher, Scott J. Brickner, Philip W. Vincent, Richard L. Lascher, Steven Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 treating TB in the homeless. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2744228/ /pubmed/19624932 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080410 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
McAdam, John M.
Bucher, Scott J.
Brickner, Philip W.
Vincent, Richard L.
Lascher, Steven
Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006
title Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006
title_full Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006
title_fullStr Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006
title_full_unstemmed Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006
title_short Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992–2006
title_sort latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis disease rates among the homeless, new york, new york, usa, 1992–2006
topic Dispatch
url 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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