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ArticleThe international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease2018

Spatial clusters of latent tuberculous infection, Connecticut, 2010-2014.

J Mullins, M N Lobato, K Bemis, L Sosa

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Article in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

J MullinsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
M N LobatoCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
K BemisConnecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Cook County Department of Public Health, Forest Park, Illinois, USA.
L SosaConnecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Connecticut Department of Public Health · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversity of Saint Joseph · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

settingIn the United States, tuberculosis (TB) control is increasingly focusing on the identification of persons with latent tuberculous infection (LTBI).

objectiveTo characterize the local epidemiology of LTBI in Connecticut, USA.

methodsWe used spatial analyses 1) to identify census tract-level clusters of reported LTBI and TB disease in Connecticut, 2) to compare persons and populations in clusters with those not in clusters, and 3) to compare persons with LTBI to those with TB disease.

resultsSignificant census tract-level spatial clusters of LTBI and TB disease were identified. Compared with persons with LTBI in non-clustered census tracts, those in clustered census tracts were more likely to be foreign-born and less likely to be of white non-Hispanic ethnicity. Populations in census tract clusters of high LTBI prevalence had greater crowding, persons living in poverty, and persons lacking health care insurance than populations not in clustered census tracts. Persons with LTBI were less likely than those with TB disease to be of Asian ethnicity, and persons with LTBI were more likely than those with TB disease to reside in a clustered census tract.

conclusionsCharacterizing fine-scale populations at risk for LTBI supports effective and culturally accessible screening and treatment programs.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCensusesChildChild, PreschoolCommunicable Disease ControlConnecticutEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInsurance, HealthLatent Tuberculosis

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