Skin-Test Screening and Tuberculosis Transmission among the Homeless

Skin-Test Screening and Tuberculosis Transmission among the Homeless

We describe the implementation of a mandatory tuberculosis (TB) screening program that uses symptom screening and tuberculin skin testing in homeless shelters. We used the results of DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates to evaluate the effect of the program on TB incidence and t...

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Main Authors: Po-Marn Kong, Jan Tapy, Patricia Calixto, William J. Burman, Randall R. Reves, Zhenhua Yang, M. Donald Cave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
homelessness
tuberculosis
tuberculin skin testing
DNA fingerprinting
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/11/02-0306_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/11/02-0306_article

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