Prevalence and predictors of positive tuberculin skin test results in a research laboratory.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 41(4): 416-8, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18853019
Latent tuberculosis was studied in a research laboratory. A prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test results (>or= 15 mm) of 20% was found and the main predictors were place of birth in a foreign country with high prevalence of tuberculosis and a history of contact with patients with untreated active tuberculosis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Pessoal de Laboratório Médico
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha
País de publicação:
Brasil