Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among 1,659 Silicosis Patients in Zhejiang Province, China

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among 1,659 Silicosis Patients in Zhejiang Province, China

ABSTRACT Silicosis is a well-established risk factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. This study aimed to estimate the burden and risk factors of M. tuberculosis infection. Silicosis patients from Zhejiang Province were screened for M. tuberculosis by sputum culture, chest radiographs, whol...

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Main Authors: Qingluan Yang, Miaoyao Lin, Zhangyufan He, Xuefeng Liu, Yuzhen Xu, Jing Wu, Feng Sun, Tian Jiang, Yan Gao, Xitian Huang, Wenhong Zhang, Qiaoling Ruan, Lingyun Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
silicosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosis
latent tuberculosis infection
prevalence
QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01451-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01451-22

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