Underestimated latent tuberculosis infection burden among school contacts in China: a cross-sectional study

Underestimated latent tuberculosis infection burden among school contacts in China: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Previous research has indicated a low tuberculin skin tests (TST) strong positive rate in school tuberculosis (TB) screening implemented by community-level medical and health care institutions in China. The research objective was to evaluate the latent tuberculosis infection (LTB...

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Main Authors:	Jin Yin, Mei Wang, Chengguo Wu, Yaling Shi, Ying Liu, Ya Yu, Qian Su, Zhengyu Zhang, Xueyong Huang, Xiaoshuang Zhang, Jun Fan, Bo Wu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Series:	Archives of Public Health
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Contact Latent tuberculosis Tuberculin test Students
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01504-8
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