Incidence of tuberculosis and the importance of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in a Spanish prison population

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 926-932

  Sanchez V M ^a   Guerra, J M ^a   Cayla, J A ^a   Rodriguez, J C ^a   Blanco, M D ^a   Alcoba, M ^a  

^a Penitentiary Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

HIV; Latent tuberculosis infection treatment; Prison; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034775150     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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