Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS PwR0xOQP. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. To investigate the rates of latent TB infection (LTBI) in a sample of young people in San Diego County and examine potential predictors of a positive tuberculin skin test (TST). Methods. Latino and foreign-born students from ten public middle and high schools were invited to screenings along with a random 10% sample of all other students. After obtaining parental consent, Mantoux tests were placed (N=2,698) and read (n=2,667 [98.9% ]) in 48-72 hours. A positive TST was defined as>=10 mm induration. The mean age of the sample was 14.34 years (SD=1.81) ; 50.1% were female (n=1,353) ; 78.5% were Latino (n=2,108) ; 35.7% were foreign-born (n=939) ; and 44.3% were uninsured (n=930). Results. The positive TST rate for Latinos was 21.8% vs. 5.6% for non-Latinos, p
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