Increased Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Household Child Contacts Exposed to Passive Tobacco Smoke
| Autor: | Nisha Karnani, Kerry A. Millington, Davinder Dosanjh, Saranya Sridhar, Mustafa Bakir, David W. Connell, Jonathan J Deeks, Ahmet Soysal, Ajit Lalvani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Tuberculosis biology business.industry Interferon gamma release assay medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Article Tobacco smoke Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infectious Diseases Increased risk Environmental health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine business Prospective cohort study Risk assessment Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33:1303-1306 |
| ISSN: | 0891-3668 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/inf.0000000000000506 |
| Popis: | Risk factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection were investigated in a prospective cohort of household child tuberculosis contacts. A significantly increased risk of acquiring infection was associated with exposure to passive cigarette smoke, higher number of index cases, younger age and reduced household monthly income. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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