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- Title
Latent Tuberculosis and Active Tuberculosis Disease Rates among the Homeless, New York, New York, USA, 1992-2006.
- Authors
McAdam, John M.; Bucher, Scott J.; Brickner, Philip W.; Vincent, Richard L.; Lascher, Steven
- Abstract
We conducted a retrospective study to examine trends in latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and TB disease rates among homeless persons in shelters in New York, NY, 1992-2006. Although TB case rates fell from 1,502/100,000 population to 0, a 31% LTBI rate in 2006 shows the value of identifying and treating TB in the homeless.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); TUBERCULOSIS research; HOMELESS persons; POPULATION; LUNG diseases; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; DISEASES
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 7, p1109
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1507.080410