Experiences of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment for the North Korean Refugees

Tuberculosis (TB) is increasing in immigrants. We aimed to investigate the current status of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment for North Korean Refugees (NKR) compared to South Koreans Contacts (SKC). TB close contacts in a closed facility of SKC and NKR who underwent LTBI screening in...

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Published in:Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases 2019, 82(4), 379, pp.306-310
Main Authors: Kim, Beong Ki, Kim, Hee Jin, Kim, Ho Jin, Cha, Jae Hyung, Lee, Jin Beom, Jeon, Jeonghe, Kim, Chi Young, Kim, Young, Kim, Je Hyeong, Shin, Chol, Lee, Seung Heon
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Language:English
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asian continental ancestry group
interferon-gamma release tests
latent tuberculosis infection
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refugees
therapeutics
tuberculin test
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Summary:Tuberculosis (TB) is increasing in immigrants. We aimed to investigate the current status of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment for North Korean Refugees (NKR) compared to South Koreans Contacts (SKC). TB close contacts in a closed facility of SKC and NKR who underwent LTBI screening in a settlement support center for NKR were analyzed retrospectively. Among tuberculin skin test (TST) ≥10 mm (n=298) reactors, the males accounted for 72.2% in SKC (n=126) and 19.5% in NKR (n=172) (p
ISSN:1738-3536
2005-6184
DOI:10.4046/trd.2019.0034