Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Close Childhood Contacts of Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis is Increased by Secondhand Exposure to Tobacco

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). Secondhand smoke (SHS) is also a risk factor for TB and to a lesser extent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection without disease. We investigated the added risk of M. tuberculosis infection due to SHS exposure in childhood contacts of TB case...

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Publicado no:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Adetifa, Ifedayo M. O., Kendall, Lindsay, Donkor, Simon, Lugos, Moses D., Hammond, Abdulrahman S., Owiafe, Patrick K., Ota, Martin O. C., Brookes, Roger H., Hill, Philip C.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544071/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28722570
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0611
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