[Prevalence of tuberculosis in a population from Kosovo sheltered in Catalonia, Spain].
BACKGROUND
Prevalence of tubeculosis (TB) among refugees is high. The goal was to detect TB active cases in a group of refugees from Kosovo and to describe the prevalence of TB infection.


METHODS
222 people sheltered in Catalonia, Spain, were tested for TB using the Mantoux method and a chest x-ray. The odds ratio (OR) was adjusted by the age of presenting a positive PPD test for different diameters of induration according to the previous BCG vaccination history.


RESULTS
No cases of active TB were detected and 82% of the population was found to be vaccinated with BCG. The OR of presenting a positive PPD was higher, and statistically significant, in vaccinated subjects compared to non-vaccinated ones for indurations >= 5 mm and >= 10 mm (OR: 4.5 and 3.6 respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
BCG-vaccinated subjects from this population can be considered to be infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis as long as the induration is higher than 15 mm.
Casas García
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Unidad de Medicina Preventiva. Trias i Pujol. Badalona. Barcelona.
Ruiz Manzano
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J
Carreras Molas
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A
Segura Egea
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A
Esteve Pardo
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M
Casas García
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X
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000208:ethnology
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