Prevalence and factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection in an indigenous population in the Brazilian Amazon

CONCLUSIONS Although some adults may have been infected years prior, the high prevalence of infection and its strong association with age ≥ 15 years, history of TB, and recent contact with TB patients suggest that the TB transmission risk is high in the study area.
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research