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)
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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