Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica
Volume 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 322-325

Factors associated with latent tuberculous infection in immigrants less than 35 years old [Estudio de los factores asociados a la infección tuberculosa latente en inmigrantes menores de 35 años] (Article)

Bran C.* , Gómez I Prat J. , Caylá J.A. , García De Olalla P.
  • a Unidad de Enfermedades Tropicales Importadas y Vacunación Internacionales Drassanes, Barcelona, Spain, Servicio de Epidemiología, Agenda de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Unidad de Investigación en Tuberculosis, Barcelona, Spain, Departamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia, Ginecología y Medicina Preventiva, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, Servicio de Epidemiología, Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Pl. Lesseps, 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
  • b Unidad de Enfermedades Tropicales Importadas y Vacunación Internacionales Drassanes, Barcelona, Spain
  • c Servicio de Epidemiología, Agenda de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Unidad de Investigación en Tuberculosis, Barcelona, Spain
  • d Servicio de Epidemiología, Agenda de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Unidad de Investigación en Tuberculosis, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. To analyze the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in immigrants. METHOD. A review was performed of patients less than 35 years old who were seen in an imported disease unit in Barcelona (Spain). RESULTS. A total of 837 tuberculin tests were performed, 728 were read and 351 (48.2%) cases of latent tuberculosis infection were detected. Older patients and those from Africa showed the highest prevalence. CONCLUSIONS. Immigrants in our setting present a high prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection. Few patients follow all the indications, making it necessary to improve strategies directed toward screening and diagnosis, as well as prescription and compliance with preventive treatment.

Author Keywords

Screening immigrants tuberculosis Tuberculin tests Prevalence

Index Keywords

controlled study Spain major clinical study tuberculosis immigrant Aged Review adult Africa prevalence human tuberculin test
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33745443074&doi=10.1157%2f13089668&partnerID=40&md5=8c885ee5f70396296aeb68c454962b88
DOI: 10.1157/13089668
ISSN: 0213005X
Cited by: 17
Original Language: Spanish