Detection of latent tuberculosis infection among migrant farmworkers along the US-Mexico border

Detection of latent tuberculosis infection among migrant farmworkers along the US-Mexico border

Background: Migrant farmworkers are among the highest-risk populations for latent TB infection (LTBI) in the United States with numerous barriers to healthcare access and increased vulnerability to infectious diseases. LTBI is usually diagnosed on the border using the tuberculin skin test (TST). Qua...

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Main Authors:	Oren, E., Fiero, M. H., Barrett, E., Anderson, B., Nuῆez, M., Gonzalez-Salazar, F.
Other Authors:	Univ Arizona, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Mel & Enid Zuckerman
Language:	en
Published:	BIOMED CENTRAL LTD 2016
Subjects:	Latent tuberculosis infection Interferon-gamma release assay Tuberculin skin test Migrants
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622064 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622064

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