Prevalence of and risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection in a Latin American region

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection in a Latin American region

Tuberculosis (TB) represents a health problem in Colombia, and its control is focused on the search for contacts and treatment of TB cases underscoring the role of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) as a reservoir of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The burden of LTBI in Colombia is unknown. We aimed t...

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Main Authors: Javier Andrés Bustamante-Rengifo, Luz Ángela González-Salazar, Nicole Osorio-Certuche, Yesica Bejarano-Lozano, José Rafael Tovar Cuevas, Miryam Astudillo-Hernández, Maria del Pilar Crespo-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Latent tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin skin test
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Prevalence
Risk factors
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9429.pdf

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