Prevalence and predictors of positive tuberculin skin test results in a research laboratory / Prevalência e fatores preditores do teste cutâneo de tuberculina em um laboratório de pesquisa
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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41(4): 416-418, jul.-ago. 2008. tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-494501
ABSTRACT
Latent tuberculosis was studied in a research laboratory. A prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test results (> 15mm) of 20 percent 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.
RESUMO
A tuberculose latente foi estudada em um laboratório de investigação. Foi encontrada uma prevalência de 20 por cento de resultados positivos para o teste cutâneo de tuberculina (> 15mm) e os principais fatores preditores foram ser natural de um país estrangeiro com alta prevalência de tuberculose e ter uma história de contato com doentes com tuberculose ativa não tratada.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Laboratory Personnel
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany
Institution/Affiliation country:
Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology/DE
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