Latent Tuberculosis among Persons at Risk for Infection with HIV, Tijuana, Mexico

Latent Tuberculosis among Persons at Risk for Infection with HIV, Tijuana, Mexico

Because there is little routine tuberculosis (TB) screening in Mexico, the prevalence of latent TB infection (LTBI) is unknown. In the context of an increasing HIV epidemic in Tijuana, Mexico, understanding prevalence of LTBI to anticipate emergence of increased LTBI reactivation is critical. Theref...

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Main Authors: Richard S. Garfein, Rafael Laniado-Laborin, Timothy C. Rodwell, Remedios Lozada, Robert G. Deiss, Jose Luis Burgos, Jazmine Cuevas-Mota, Paris Cerecer, Kathleen Moser, Maria Luisa Volker, Steffanie A. Strathdee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
substance abuse
HIV
injection drug use
commercial sex worker
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-1446_article

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