ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Tuberculosis Skin Test Screening in the National Tuberculosis Program of Trinidad and Tobago.
Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sateesh Sakhamuri, Shastri Motilal, Liam J Pounder, Vasishma Kanita Persad, Neelmani Pierre, Shivannie Persad, Nikesha Pooran, Akua Mosi Pottinger
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Vijay Kumar ChattuDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9840-8335 Sateesh SakhamuriDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Shastri MotilalDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0002-0136-4370 Liam J PounderDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Vasishma Kanita PersadDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Neelmani PierreDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Shivannie PersadDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Nikesha PooranDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Akua Mosi PottingerDepartment of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
University of the West Indies · TTSt. Michael's Hospital · CA
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Globally, a quarter of the population is infected with tuberculosis (TB), caused by
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Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG)interferon-Gamma releasing assays (IGRAs)latent TB infection (LTB)Mycobacterium tuberculosisTrinidad and Tobagotuberculin skin test (TST)World Health Organization (WHO)
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