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Detection of latent tuberculosis infection among migrant farmworkers along the US-Mexico border

BACKGROUND: Migrant farmworkers are among the highest-risk populations for latent TB infection (LTBI) in the United States with numerous barriers to healthcare access and increased vulnerability to infectious diseases. LTBI is usually diagnosed on the border using the tuberculin skin test (TST). Qua...

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Autores principales: Oren, E., Fiero, M. H., Barrett, E., Anderson, B., Nuῆez, M., Gonzalez-Salazar, F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27809805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1959-3