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
Latent tuberculosis was studied in a research laboratory. A prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test results (> 15mm) 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 act...
| Published in: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2008
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822008000400019 https://doaj.org/article/8fcd284172a644d590b211be822e59d5 |
| Summary: | Latent tuberculosis was studied in a research laboratory. A prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test results (> 15mm) 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. A tuberculose latente foi estudada em um laboratório de investigação. Foi encontrada uma prevalência de 20% 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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