Increased risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in household child contacts exposed to passive tobacco smoke.

Sridhar, Saranya; Karnani, Nisha; Connell, David W; Millington, Kerry A; Dosanjh, Davinder; Bakir, Mustafa; Soysal, Ahmet; Deeks, Jonathan; Lalvani, Ajit

Sridhar, Saranya; Karnani, Nisha; Connell, David W; Millington, Kerry A; Dosanjh, Davinder; Bakir, Mustafa; Soysal, Ahmet; Deeks, Jonathan; Lalvani, Ajit.

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Sridhar S; From the *Tuberculosis Research Centre, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London; Department of Paediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; and Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Public Health School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom.

Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 33(12): 1303-6, 2014 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25105895

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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.

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Composición Familiar; Salud de la Familia; Contaminación por Humo de Tabaco/efectos adversos; Tuberculosis Pulmonar/epidemiología; Adolescente; Factores de Edad; Niño; Preescolar; Estudios de Cohortes; Femenino; Humanos; Lactante; Masculino; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación; Estudios Prospectivos; Medición de Riesgo; Factores Socioeconómicos

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminación por Humo de Tabaco / Tuberculosis Pulmonar / Composición Familiar / Salud de la Familia Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Idioma: En Revista: Pediatr Infect Dis J Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / PEDIATRIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido

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