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Attenuated tuberculin skin test responses associated with Mycobacterium intracellulare sputum colonization in an adolescent TB prevalence survey in Western Kenya.

Lilian N NjagiGrace KaguthiJared O MechaThomas R HawnVidelis Nduba
Published in: Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) (2024)
We observed high NTM prevalence rates with species-specific associations with TST induration, consistent with a model of species-dependent heterologous immunity among mycobacteria.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • risk factors
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • cystic fibrosis
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • south africa
  • cross sectional