Spatial clusters of latent tuberculous infection, Connecticut, 2010-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

In the United States, tuberculosis (TB) control is increasingly focusing on the identification of persons with latent tuberculous infection (LTBI).

Objective

To characterize the local epidemiology of LTBI in Connecticut, USA.

Methods

We used spatial analyses 1) to identify census tract-level clusters of reported LTBI and TB disease in Connecticut, 2) to compare persons and populations in clusters with those not in clusters, and 3) to compare persons with LTBI to those with TB disease.

Results

Significant census tract-level spatial clusters of LTBI and TB disease were identified. Compared with persons with LTBI in non-clustered census tracts, those in clustered census tracts were more likely to be foreign-born and less likely to be of white non-Hispanic

SUBMITTER: Mullins J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201424 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature