Estimates of Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Cost, United States, 2013.

Suzanne M MarksRachel Yelk WoodruffKwame Owusu-EduseiGarrett R Beeler AsayAndrew N Hill

Published in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2019)

To achieve tuberculosis elimination, millions more persons will need to be tested in all sectors. By targeting testing to only those at high risk of tuberculosis and by using more specific IGRA tests, the incidence of tuberculosis in the United States can be reduced and resources can be more efficiently used.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis

hiv aids

adverse drug

emergency department