Tuberculosis Infection among Non–US-Born Persons and Persons ≥60 Years of Age, United States, 2019–2020

Tuberculosis Infection among Non–US-Born Persons and Persons ≥60 Years of Age, United States, 2019–2020

We examined tuberculosis (TB) infection results for the United States from the 2019–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Over this period, 10% of non–US-born persons and 7% of those >60 years of age tested positive for TB infection. These results provide up-to-date information...

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Main Authors: Rachel Woodruff, Roque Miramontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
latent tuberculosis infection
LTBI
tuberculosis disease
non–US-born
NHANES
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/7/23-0324_article

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