Duration of Exposure Among Close Contacts of Patients With Infectious Tuberculosis and Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Abstract Background Predictors of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among close contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis (TB) are incompletely understood, particularly the number of exposure hours. Methods We prospectively enrolled adult patients with culture-confirmed pulmonary TB and th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2020-10, Vol.71 (7), p.1627-1634
Hauptverfasser:	Reichler, Mary R, Khan, Awal, Yuan, Yan, Chen, Bin, McAuley, James, Mangura, Bonita, Sterling, Timothy R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Canada - epidemiology Child, Preschool Contact Tracing Humans Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology Male Prevalence Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology United States - epidemiology
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