Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Jan;14(1):122-5.
Data on the burden of disease from tuberculosis (TB) in Filipino households are limited. To determine the magnitude of undiagnosed TB in TB households, and the demographic and socio-economic factors associated with TB in the Philippines, household contacts of adult smear-positive TB patients seen from July 2001 to June 2003 were assessed based on interview, chest X-ray, tuberculin skin test and sputum examination. History of TB and older age were independently associated with TB disease, and age and duration of cohabitation with TB infection. TB and TB infection are highly prevalent in TB households in the Philippines.
菲律宾家庭的结核病（TB）疾病负担数据有限。为了确定TB 家庭中未确诊 TB 的程度，以及与菲律宾 TB 相关的人口统计学和社会经济因素，对 2001 年 7 月至 2003 年 6 月期间就诊的成人涂片阳性 TB 患者的家庭接触者进行了评估，评估依据是访谈、胸部 X 光、结核菌素皮肤试验和痰检。TB 病史和年龄较大与 TB 疾病独立相关，年龄和与 TB 感染共同居住的时间与 TB 疾病相关。TB 和 TB 感染在菲律宾的 TB 家庭中非常普遍。
