Estimating the burden of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons acquired prior to entering the U.S., 2005-2009.

Estimating the burden of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons acquired prior to entering the U.S., 2005-2009.

BACKGROUND: The true burden of reactivation of remote latent tuberculosis infection (reactivation TB) among foreign-born persons with tuberculosis (TB) within the United States is not known. Our study objectives were to estimate the proportion of foreign-born persons with TB due reactivation TB and...

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Main Authors: Philip M Ricks, Kevin P Cain, John E Oeltmann, J Steve Kammerer, Patrick K Moonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3226620?pdf=render

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