Journal of Tuberculosis Research
Vol.5 No.1(2017), Paper ID 74774, 8
pages
DOI:10.4236/jtr.2017.51007
Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) among House Hold Contacts of Sudanese Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Eastern Sudan: Revisiting the Tuberculin Skin Test
Saima Abdalrhman Osman, Walla Saeed Eltahir Saeed, Ahmed Mudawi Musa, Brima Musa Younis, Abd Elgadir Ali Bashir, Fath Elrahman Mohamed Idris, Ala Eddin Hassan Ahmed, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil
Department of Clinical Pathology & Immunology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Department of Clinical Pathology & Immunology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Department of Clinical Pathology & Immunology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Department of Clinical Pathology & Immunology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Sudanese Medical Specialization Board, Khartoum, Sudan
Chest Diseases Department, Khartoum North Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Department of Clinical Pathology & Immunology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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How to Cite this Article
Osman, S. , Saeed, W. , Musa, A. , Younis, B. , Bashir, A. , Idris, F. , Ahmed, A. and Khalil, E. (2017) Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) among House Hold Contacts of Sudanese Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Eastern Sudan: Revisiting the Tuberculin Skin Test.
Journal of Tuberculosis Research,
5, 69-76. doi:
10.4236/jtr.2017.51007.