Volume 8, Number 11—November 2002
THEME ISSUE
Tuberculosis Genotyping
Tuberculosis Genotyping Network, United States
Skin-Test Screening and Tuberculosis Transmission among the Homeless1
Po-Marn Kong*
, Jan Tapy*, Patricia Calixto*, William J. Burman*†, Randall R. Reves*†, Zhenhua Yang‡§, and M. Donald Cave‡§
, Jan Tapy*, Patricia Calixto*, William J. Burman*†, Randall R. Reves*†, Zhenhua Yang‡§, and M. Donald Cave‡§Table 1
Effect of screening program on tuberculin skin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis among the homeless, Denver Health Tuberculosis Clinic, 1995–1998
| Year | Tuberculin testing ratioa | Tuberculin skin-test positivity (%) | Completion of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 893/3,350 (26.7) | 150/893 (17) | 7/37 (18.9) |
| 1996 | 1,799/4,164 (43.2) | 267/1,799 (15) | 24/83 (28.9) |
| 1997 | 3,438/4,978 (69.1) | 397/3,438 (12) | 24/93 (25.8) |
| 1998 | 3,897/5,792 (67.3) | 470/3,897 (12) | 22/59 (37.3) |
aCompleted tuberculin tests divided by estimated homeless population (tests per 100 persons).
