ArticleJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2020
Latent tuberculosis in migrants travelling through the northeast regions of Mexico.
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- A scoping review of the available literature on the epidemiologic profile of migrants in-transit through South America, Central America, and Mexico from 2013-2025.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Detected by IGRA in Patients with Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Before and During Biologic DMARD Therapy (TITAN Study).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Prediction of latent tuberculosis infection in Venezuelan immigrants: construction and validation of a surveillance model.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2025Article
- Influence of tuberculosis knowledge on acceptance of preventive treatment and the moderating role of tuberculosis stigma among China's general population: cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Genomic epidemiology analysis of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis distributed in Mexico.PloS one · 2023Article
- Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
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Abstract
backgroundLatent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) affects nearly a quarter of the global population. Public health interventions aimed at interrupting tuberculosis transmission do not routinely include systematic screening of migrant populations for LTBI in Mexico, nor other high-income countries. However, early detection and treatment of LTBI in immigrant populations from high-burden countries are recommended by the World Health Organization.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the proportion of migrants with LTBI in shelters in northeastern Mexico.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, blood samples were obtained from 455 migrants living in shelters in northeastern Mexico during January 2017 to October 2019. LTBI was diagnosed using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus test.
resultsMost of the migrants evaluated in this study were from Honduras; ∼86% were male; the average age was 29 ± 10 years. LTBI was identified in 18.4% of those from Central America. Migrants from El Salvador and Nicaragua were more likely to have LTBI than those from Honduras or Guatemala. Overweight or obese persons and older persons had a higher prevalence of LTBI. We detected no significant differences with respect to LTBI when the results were compared based on gender, education, or marital status.
conclusionThe LTBI rates amongst migrants from Central America recently screened in shelters in northeastern Mexico appears to be relatively low given recent estimates of LTBI prevalence in Mexico.
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