Tuberculosis in association with travel

AbstractThroughout history, tuberculosis has been spread by the movement of human populations. Modern travel continues to beassociated with risk of tuberculosis infection and disease. TB transmission has been documented on commercial aircraft, frompersonnel or passengers to other personnel and passengers, but the risk of transmission is low. As in other settings, the likelihood oftransmission is proportional to duration and proximity of contact. Travellers from low incidence to high incidence co ...

Mandated Tuberculosis Screening in a Community of Homeless People

Background: To examine the effects of a community program on tuberculosis incidence, prevalence,and transmission requiring users of public facilities to carry cards certifying theircompliance with a tuberculosis screening, prophylaxis, and treatment program. Communityknowledge of tuberculosis and costs and benefits of the program are described.Setting: A West Coast “skid row” community with historically high rates of tuberculosis, homelessness,poverty, and use of drugs and alcohol.De ...

Knowledge of Tuberculosis Among Drug Users)Relationship to Return Rates for Tuberculosis Screening at a Syringe Exchange)

Abstract – Tuberculosis is an important health issue among drug users. We sought to evaluate activedrug users’ (DUs) knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) and to assess the relationship between TB knowledgeand attitudes and tuberculin skin test (TST) return rates at a syringe exchange program. DUs wererecruited at a syringe exchange program in New York City, were interviewed and offered TSTs, andreceived $15.00 upon returning for TST reading. The questionnaire evaluated knowledge of TB tran ...