Abstract:
:We sought to describe the prevalence and predictors of tuberculin skin test (TST) reactors in a high-risk sample of urban Aboriginal people, and to evaluate adherence to medical evaluation and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment among those with TST reactivity. Of the 164 participants tested, 86% returned for TST reading. Positive TST reactions (>or=10 mm) were observed in 17.7% (25/141, 95% CI 11.4-24.0) of participants, and were associated with older age (OR per 10 year increase 1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.7) and Inuit Aboriginal group (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.1-7.3). Only four participants presented for evaluation, of whom one initiated and none completed LTBI treatment. Tuberculin screening in this population can be an effective strategy for identifying TST reactive individuals; however, screening efforts will have minimal impact without additional efforts in this high-risk group.
journal_name
J Health Care Poor Underservedjournal_title
Journal of health care for the poor and underservedauthors
Brassard P,Anderson KK,Schwartzman K,Macdonald ME,Menzies Ddoi
10.1353/hpu.0.0029subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-05-01 00:00:00pages
369-79issue
2eissn
1049-2089issn
1548-6869pii
S1548686908200057journal_volume
19pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2019.0008
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0015
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0451
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0312
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2005.0097
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2005.0033
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2011.0066
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2017.0048
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0230
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 社论
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更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0080
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0114
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00