Active pulmonary tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection among homeless people in Seoul, South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Lee, Chang-Hoon; Jeong, Yun-Jeong; Heo, Eun Young; Park, Jong Sun; Lee, Ji Sun; Lee, Byoung Jun; Park, Young Sik; Song, Eun Hee; Yang, Yun Jung; Cho, Young Soo; Cho, En-hi; Na, Kyoung-in; Oh, Eun-Jeong; Lee, Jin-beom; Oh, Soo-Yeon; Kim, HeeJin; Park, Chang Min; Yim, Jae-Joon

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-720

Active pulmonary tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection among homeless people in Seoul, South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Background The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB among homeless in Seoul metropolitan city, South Korea, and to compare the TB burden among homeless people with that of a control group. Methods The homeless participants were recruit…