Title
Short report: Parasite infection and tuberculosis disease among children: A case-control study
Date Issued
01 February 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Franke M.
Pereda Y.
Fuertes J.
Cárdenas L.
Becerra M.
Murray M.
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
We conducted a case-control study to examine associations between parasite infection, including protozoa infection, and tuberculosis (TB) in children in Lima, Peru. We enrolled 189 matched-pairs. In multivariable conditional logistic regression analyses, Blastocystis hominis infection (rate ratio = 0.30, 95%confidence interval = 0.14-0.64, P = 0.002) was strongly associated with a lower risk of TB. We observed a statistically significant inverse linear dose-response relationship between Blastocystis hominis infection and TB. These findings should be confirmed in future prospective studies. Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Start page
279
End page
282
Volume
90
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84893467700
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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