Open AccessFactors Associated With Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Failure Among Patients With Commercial Health Insurance—United States, 2005-2016
Author(s) -
Shareen Iqbal,
Cheryl Isenhour,
Gerald H. Mazurek,
Adam J. Langer,
ManHuei Chang,
Benedict I. Truman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001077
Subject(s) - medicine , current procedural terminology , latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , logistic regression , odds ratio , directly observed therapy , odds , physical therapy , pediatrics , surgery , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Approximately 80% of US tuberculosis (TB) cases verified during 2015-2016 were attributed to untreated latent TB infection (LTBI). Identifying factors associated with LTBI treatment failure might improve treatment effectiveness.