Nemesis revisited: tuberculosis infection in a New York City men's shelter. | Zendy

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Nemesis revisited: tuberculosis infection in a New York City men's shelter.

Author(s) -

Elyse Paul,

S M Lebowitz,

Robert E. Moore,

Christina W. Hoven,

Brandon Bennett,

A Chen

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.12.1743

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , demography , gerontology , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , pathology , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering

In November 1990, a screening was conducted to determine the point prevalence of tuberculosis infection in a volunteer sample of homeless men (n = 161) living in a congregate shelter in New York City. Of those for whom we have results (n = 134), 79% were positive for tuberculosis. The mean length of shelter stay from date of shelter entry was 31.8 months and was significantly associated with the tuberculosis infection rate. The findings suggest that crowded living conditions and the presence of a stable resident pool in crowded congregate shelters may be associated with transmission of tuberculosis infection.

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