Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and incidence of active tuberculosis in school close contacts in Shanghai, China: Baseline and follow-up results of a prospective cohort study

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and incidence of active tuberculosis in school close contacts in Shanghai, China: Baseline and follow-up results of a prospective cohort study

BackgroundThe management of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a key action for the realization of the “End tuberculosis (TB) Strategy” worldwide, and it is important to identify priority populations. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated the prevalence of LTBI and incidence of active...

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Main Authors: Xiao Xiao, Jing Chen, Yue Jiang, Peng Li, Jin Li, Liping Lu, Yameng Zhao, Lihong Tang, Tianyuan Zhang, Zheyuan Wu, Lixin Rao, Zheng’an Yuan, Qichao Pan, Xin Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
close contacts
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
prevalence
tuberculosis
incidence
QuantiFERON-TB Gold
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1000663/full

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