"Enrollment in English-as-a-Second-Language Class as a Predictor of Tuberculosis Infection in Schoolchildren."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Public Health Reports, "Objective: To assess the rate of tuberculosis infection among Hispanic students enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language classes compared with Hispanic-and non-Hispanic students not enrolled in such classes. Methods: Using Mantoux tuberculin skin tests, the authors screened 720 students-out of 844 eligible-in two schools with predominantly Hispanic populations. Ethnicity and enrollment in the English-as-a-Second Language classes were recorded for each student. The rate of skin test positivity was compared for students enrolled and not enrolled in these classes. Results: The...

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