Open AccessPrevalence and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Newly Arrived Refugees in San Diego County, January 2010–October 2012
Author(s) -
Rebecca Bennett,
Stephanie K. Brodine,
Jill Waalen,
Kathleen Moser,
Timothy C. Rodwell
Publication year - 2014
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.2013.301637
Subject(s) - refugee , medicine , latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , logistic regression , public health , environmental health , comorbidity , demography , gerontology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , geography , nursing , archaeology , pathology , sociology
We determined the prevalence and treatment rates of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in newly arrived refugees in San Diego County, California, and assessed demographic and clinical characteristics associated with these outcomes.