A recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases evaluated latent tuberculosis (TB) infections (LTBIs) in the United States (US) during 2019-20. Study: Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Non–US-Born Persons and Persons ≥60 Years of Age, United States, 2019–2020. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com Background
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receives the clinical and demographic data for TB cases annually from the District of Columbia and all states. LTBI is the precursor to TB and is not reported across most states. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles are the primary national data source of LTBI. NHANES […]
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