Public transportation and pulmonary tuberculosis, Lima, Peru

The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 13; no. 10; pp. 1491 - 1493
Main Authors Horna-Campos, Olivia J, Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor J, Sánchez, Inma, Bedoya, Alfredo, Martín, Miguel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Crowding
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Employment
Female
Humans
Local transit
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
minibuses
Motor Vehicles
Mycobacterium
Odds Ratio
Peru
Peru - epidemiology
poverty
Prevalence
public transportation
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Risk factors
Schools
Spain
Sputum - microbiology
Time Factors
Transportation industry
Travel
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - transmission
Peru
Spain
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Summary:The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1310.060793