Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among children in Greenland

• Main Authors: Bolette Søborg (Author), Aase Bengaard Andersen (Author), Mads Melbye (Author), Jan Wohlfahrt (Author), Mikael Andersson (Author), Robert J Biggar (Author), Karin Ladefoged (Author), Vibeke Ostergaard Thomsen (Author), Anders Koch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (MTI) among Greenlandic children for the purpose of identifying those at highest risk of infection. METHODS: Between 2005 and 2007, 1797 Greenlandic schoolchildren in five different areas were tested for MTI with an inte...