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Prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in prisoners

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of and the factors associated with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in prisoners in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional cohort study conducted in two prisons in Minas Gerais. Tuberculin skin tests were perfor...

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Autores principales: de Navarro, Pedro Daibert, de Almeida, Isabela Neves, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Ceccato, Maria das Graças, Maciel, Mônica Maria Delgado, Carvalho, Wânia da Silva, de Miranda, Silvana Spindola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27812634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000001