Interferon gamma-based detection of latent tuberculosis infection in the border states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico

Interferon gamma-based detection of latent tuberculosis infection in the border states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico

Nearly one-third of the world’s population is infected with latent tuberculosis (LTBI). Tuberculosis (TB) rates in the border states are higher than national rates in both countries, with the border accounting for 30% of total registered TB cases in both the US and Mexico. However, LTBI rates in the...

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Main Authors: Eyal eOren, Gabriela eAlatorre-Izaguirre, Javier eVargas-Villarreal, Maria Guadalupe Moreno Trevino, Javier eGarcialuna-Martinez, Francisco eGonzalez Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
interferon gamma
Mexico.
latent tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin skin test
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00220/full

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