Prevalence and predictors of latent tuberculosis infection among Italian State Policemen engaged in assistance to migrants: a national cross-sectional study.

Paolo DurandoSergio GarbarinoAndrea Orsi Cristiano AlicinoGuglielmo DiniAlessandra ToletoneFabrizio CipraniGiuseppe ConteRoberto SantorsaGiancarlo Icardi

Published in: BMJ open (2016)

This is the first study providing updated data about LTBI epidemiology among ISP employees engaged in assistance to migrants and furnish preliminary evidence of possible associations between TST positivity and different conditions that need to be deeply investigated with prospective studies.

Keyphrases

risk factors
mycobacterium tuberculosis
electronic health record
quality improvement
emergency department
machine learning
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
deep learning
atomic force microscopy
mass spectrometry
hepatitis c virus
data analysis
adverse drug
antiretroviral therapy
high speed
drug induced