Title |
Latent tuberculosis infection, tuberculin skin test and vitamin D status in contacts of tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional and case-control study
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-11-349 |
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Authors |
Alberto Arnedo-Pena, José Vicente Juan-Cerdán, Angeles Romeu-Garcia, Daniel Garcia-Ferrer, Rita Holguín-Gómez, Jesús Iborra-Millet, Concepción Herrero-Carot, María Jesús Sanchis Piñana, Juan Bellido-Blasco, José Antonio Ferrero-Vega, Lourdes Safont Adsuara, Esther Silvestre Silvestre, Noemi Meseguer Ferrer, Vicenta Rodrigo Bartual |
Abstract |
Deficient serum vitamin D levels have been associated with incidence of tuberculosis (TB), and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). However, to our knowledge, no studies on vitamin D status and tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion have been published to date. The aim of this study was to estimate the associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25[OH]D) status with LTBI prevalence and TST conversion in contacts of active TB in Castellon (Spain). |
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Geographical breakdown
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United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 119 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 20 | 16% |
Researcher | 16 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 8% |
Other | 22 | 18% |
Unknown | 27 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 50 | 41% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 12% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
Other | 8 | 7% |
Unknown | 33 | 27% |