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. 2012 Aug 30;41(1):140–156. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00070812

Table 4– Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among foreign and locally born contacts in high-income countries#.

Country of origin Included studies Contacts with LTBI Contacts screened Proportion % 95% CI τ2 I2 OR (95% CI) p-value
Contacts born locally 6 1536 7576 17.0 11–8–24.0 0.28 98.5 1.0
Contacts born overseas 6 1849 4298 39.2 30.0–49.3 0.24 97.9 3.39 (3.10–3.71) <0.0001

Data are presented as n, unless otherwise stated. #: [10, 107, 133, 145, 168, 189, 216].