Volume 1, Number 4—October 1995
Synopsis
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children: Increased Need for Better Methods
Ejaz A. Khan and Jeffrey R. Starke
Table 1
Persons at high risk for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in industrialized countries
| Persons likely to be exposed to or become infected with M. tuberculosis |
| Close contacts of a person with infectious tuberculosis (TB) |
| Foreign-born persons from high-incidence areas (e.g., Asia, Africa, Latin America) |
| The elderly |
| Residents of long-term care facilities (e.g., correctional facilities and nursing homes) |
| Persons who inject drugs |
| Other groups identified locally as having increased prevalence of TB (e.g., migrant farm workers or homeless persons) |
| Persons who may have occupational exposure to TB |
| Persons at high risk of developing TB disease once infected |
| Persons recently infected with M. tuberculosis (within the past 2 years) |
| HIV-infected persons |
| Persons with immunosuppressing conditions or medication use |
| Persons with a history of inadequately treated TB |
| Infants |
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