Tuberculosis and leprosy infections in the Marshallese population of Arkansas, USA.
Lepr Rev
; 87(1): 109-12, 2016 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27255065
ABSTRACT
The cross-immunity between tuberculosis and leprosy is unknown. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae infection in Marshallese adult volunteers in Springdale, Arkansas, U.S.A., a population that experiences high rates of leprosy and tuberculosis. We used immunodiagnostic testing for tuberculosis and leprosy infection and found significant prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (19.0%), and asymptomatic Mycobacterium leprae infection (22.2%). We found a negative association between presence of antibodies to Mycobacterium leprae and a positive interferon-γ release assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, prevalence odds ratio = 0.1 (95% CI = 0.0, 0.9). Although these findings require confirmation on a larger scale, they are supportive of the existence of cross-immunity.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Hanseníase
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lepr Rev
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article