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dc.contributor.authorCubilla-Batista, Idalina
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorSambrano, Dilcia
dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Juan
dc.contributor.authorde Quinzada, Markela O
dc.contributor.authorGasteluiturri, Begoña
dc.contributor.authorGoodridge, Amador
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T21:28:57Z
dc.date.available2020-08-13T21:28:57Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-01
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0927
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio-indicasat.org.pa/handle/123456789/238
dc.descriptionLatent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains the main source of new active tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide. Household close contacts (HCCs) are at high risk of acquiring LTBI and subsequent development of TB. In this study, we aim to identify risk factors associated with LTBI in HCCs of TB patients living in a low TB-incidence setting. Our results revealed that HCCs who are aged more than 50 years (OR = 4.05) and overweight (OR = 15.3) are at higher risk of acquiring LTBI. None of these LTBI household contacts progressed to active TB. These findings suggest that HCCs who are young adults and children with normal and low body mass index are less likely to acquire LTBI after exposure to TB patients, even in low TB-incidence settings.en_US
dc.description.abstractLatent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains the main source of new active tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide. Household close contacts (HCCs) are at high risk of acquiring LTBI and subsequent development of TB. In this study, we aim to identify risk factors associated with LTBI in HCCs of TB patients living in a low TB-incidence setting. Our results revealed that HCCs who are aged more than 50 years (OR = 4.05) and overweight (OR = 15.3) are at higher risk of acquiring LTBI. None of these LTBI household contacts progressed to active TB. These findings suggest that HCCs who are young adults and children with normal and low body mass index are less likely to acquire LTBI after exposure to TB patients, even in low TB-incidence settings.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectLTBIen_US
dc.subjectHCCsen_US
dc.titleOverweight, Obesity, and Older Age Favor Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Household Contacts in Low Tuberculosis-Incidence Settings within Panamaen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US
dc.typeinfo:edu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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