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Risk factors for tuberculosis infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a contact study in The Gambia.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Aug 2003

Lienhardt Christian, Fielding Katherine, Sillah Jackson, Tunkara Abdulaye, Donkor Simon, Manneh Kebba, Warndorff David, McAdam Keith P, Bennett Steve

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Few studies have investigated the risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection in highly endemic countries. We conducted a household study in The Gambia, in which a tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed in members of the households of 315 smear-positive pulmonary TB cases and 305 community control subjects. The risk of being TST positive (10 mm or more) was higher in contacts of cases than in contacts of...

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PMID: 12773322
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200212-1483OC

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