TB Research

Tuberculosis Infection among Non-US-Born Persons and Persons ≥60 Years of Age, United States, 2019-2020

Woodruff R, Miramontes R

Emerging infectious diseases · 2023-07

Abstract

We examined tuberculosis (TB) infection results for the United States from the 2019-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Over this period, 10% of non-US-born persons and 7% of those >60 years of age tested positive for TB infection. These results provide up-to-date information on TB infection among study subpopulations.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Pregnancy
  • Parturition
  • United States
  • Female
  • Latent Tuberculosis