Prevalence and annual risk of tuberculosis infection in Edirne, Turkey

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dc.authoridErel, Tamer/0000-0001-9293-8650
dc.authorwosidErel, Tamer/AAO-4695-2020
dc.contributor.authorYorulmaz, F
dc.contributor.authorÇaglar, T
dc.contributor.authorErel, C
dc.contributor.authorÖzaydin, M
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:20:43Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:20:43Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis is still an important problem in developing countries. A total of 3,774 students from primary schools in Edirne, Turkey were included in this study in order to determine the annual infection risk for the year 1994. Five tuberculin units of purified protein derivative were applied using a Mantoux test and evaluated. The mean induration diameter was 14.6 mm. A total of 51.6% of the students were found to be sensitive to tuberculin. The annual infection risk of tuberculosis was found to be 1.51%, lower than that found in 1987. Other studies from Turkey have reported lower values than ours. We did not diagnose any cases of tuberculosis. We revealed that the annual infection risk among primary schoolchildren in Edirne is close to the average for Turkey and thus tuberculosis is still a serious risk for these children. Tuberculosis remains an important public health problem in Turkey and is partially attributable to socioeconomic difficulties.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00365540210147750
dc.identifier.endpage656en_US
dc.identifier.issn0036-5548
dc.identifier.issn1651-1980
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.pmid12374354en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0036382301en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage654en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00365540210147750
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/25748
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000178101700004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareen_US
dc.relation.ispartofScandinavian Journal Of Infectious Diseasesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keywords]en_US
dc.titlePrevalence and annual risk of tuberculosis infection in Edirne, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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