State-level prevalence estimates of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States by medical risk factors, demographic characteristics and nativity.

State-level prevalence estimates of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States by medical risk factors, demographic characteristics and nativity.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Preventing tuberculosis (TB) disease requires treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) as well as prevention of person-to-person transmission. We estimated the LTBI prevalence for the entire United States and for each state by medical risk factors, age, and race/ethni...

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Main Authors: Ali Mirzazadeh, James G Kahn, Maryam B Haddad, Andrew N Hill, Suzanne M Marks, Adam Readhead, Pennan M Barry, Jennifer Flood, Jonathan H Mermin, Priya B Shete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249012

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