A Tuberculin Skin Test Survey and the Annual Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Gambian School Children

BACKGROUND: A Tuberculin skin test (TST) survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of latent TB Infection (LTBI) and to estimate the annual risk of M. tuberculosis infection (ARTI) in Gambian school children. The results are expected to contribute to understanding of Tuberculosis epidemiology in...

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Autores principales: Adetifa, Ifedayo M. O., Muhammad, Abdul Khalie, Jeffries, David, Donkor, Simon, Borgdorff, Martien W., Corrah, Tumani, D’Alessandro, Umberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4605652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26465745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139354

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4605652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26465745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139354

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