Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Migrant Farmworkers Along the US-Mexico Border
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Description
Evaluates the comparability of the tuberculin skin test
(TST) and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) to
detect latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among migrant
farmworkers in the San Luis U.S.-Mexico border region of
Arizona, and to observe the influence of demographic and
clinical dynamics on test results.
Author(s)
Eyal Oren, Mallorie Fiero, Erika Barrett, et al.
Citation
BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, 630
Date
11/2016
Tagged as
Farmers and farmworkers
· Health screening
· Infectious diseases
· Migrants
· Statistics and data
· U.S.-Mexico Border Region
· Arizona