The prevalence of latent tuberculous infection at nursing homes in the San Juan metropolitan area.
We sought to establish the Tuberculin skin status of a representative sample of subjects residing in Nursing Homes in the metropolitan San Juan area. In comparison with similar populations previously described in the medical literature, no difference was found in Tuberculin skin test reactivity in the studied sample.
Blondet
Máximo
M
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Training Program, San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10 Casia St, San Juan, PR 00921-3201.
Rodríguez
William
W
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*