a<p>Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%), unless otherwise stated.</p>b<p>Only patients with determinate QFT-GIT test results were included for analysis.</p>c<p>Analyses were performed by Mann-Whitney U test.</p>d<p>Analyses were performed by Fisher's exact test.</p><p>BCG, bacille Calmette-Guerin; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; TB, tuberculosis.</p><p>Demographic characteristic between sexes with and without latent TB infection in high-risk individuals<sup><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0110104#nt101" target="_blank">a</a></sup><sup>,</sup><sup><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0110104#nt102...
In most countries, men seem to be more susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) than women, but only few stu...
Background: In many populations there is an excess of tuberculosis in young women and older men. We ...
Age, gender and the distribution of TB monoinfection, HIV monoinfection and TB-HIV coinfection among...
Male predominance in active tuberculosis (TB) is widely-reported globally. Gender inequalities in so...
<p>TB = tuberculosis.</p><p>LTBI = latent infection with <i>M</i>. <i>tuberculosis</i>.</p><p>m = ma...
a<p>Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were derived from the logistic regression analysis.</p>...
<p><sup>a</sup> Total number of recruited subjects with active TB in the cohort was 1116</p><p><sup>...
<p>NOTE: Age distribution between the groups was compared using Kruskal-Wallis test. Percentage of m...
<p><sup>1</sup> = n (%)</p><p><sup>2</sup> = years</p><p><sup>3</sup> = Real (R$)</p><p>IQR = interq...
BackgroundLittle is known about the association between gender and risk of TB infection. We sought t...
*<p>Including both bacteriologically confirmed and clinical cases of TB.</p>**<p>Number of missing o...
<p><b>Note</b>: Data was represented as mean± standard deviation (SD). Data were considered statisti...
<p>TST: Tuberculin Skin Test, QFT: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube, MTC-score: <i>Mycobacterium tubercul...
Background. Substantial evidence exists for HLA and other host genetic factors being determinants of...
a<p>The data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated.</p>b<p>HIV testing was not routinely do...
In most countries, men seem to be more susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) than women, but only few stu...
Background: In many populations there is an excess of tuberculosis in young women and older men. We ...
Age, gender and the distribution of TB monoinfection, HIV monoinfection and TB-HIV coinfection among...
Male predominance in active tuberculosis (TB) is widely-reported globally. Gender inequalities in so...
<p>TB = tuberculosis.</p><p>LTBI = latent infection with <i>M</i>. <i>tuberculosis</i>.</p><p>m = ma...
a<p>Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were derived from the logistic regression analysis.</p>...
<p><sup>a</sup> Total number of recruited subjects with active TB in the cohort was 1116</p><p><sup>...
<p>NOTE: Age distribution between the groups was compared using Kruskal-Wallis test. Percentage of m...
<p><sup>1</sup> = n (%)</p><p><sup>2</sup> = years</p><p><sup>3</sup> = Real (R$)</p><p>IQR = interq...
BackgroundLittle is known about the association between gender and risk of TB infection. We sought t...
*<p>Including both bacteriologically confirmed and clinical cases of TB.</p>**<p>Number of missing o...
<p><b>Note</b>: Data was represented as mean± standard deviation (SD). Data were considered statisti...
<p>TST: Tuberculin Skin Test, QFT: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube, MTC-score: <i>Mycobacterium tubercul...
Background. Substantial evidence exists for HLA and other host genetic factors being determinants of...
a<p>The data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated.</p>b<p>HIV testing was not routinely do...
In most countries, men seem to be more susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) than women, but only few stu...
Background: In many populations there is an excess of tuberculosis in young women and older men. We ...
Age, gender and the distribution of TB monoinfection, HIV monoinfection and TB-HIV coinfection among...