Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Children Migrating to Australia

In 2015, Australia updated premigration screening for tuberculosis (TB) disease in children 2-10 years of age to include testing for infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and enable detection of latent TB infection (LTBI). We analyzed TB screening results in children

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2022-09, Vol.28 (9), p.1833-1841
Hauptverfasser:	Laemmle-Ruff, Ingrid, Graham, Stephen M, Williams, Bridget, Horyniak, Danielle, Majumdar, Suman S, Paxton, Georgia A, Soares Caplice, Lila V, Hellard, Margaret E, Trauer, James M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age groups Australia - epidemiology bacteria Child children Communicable diseases in children Country of birth Detecting Diagnosis Disease prevention Humanitarianism Humans Infection in Children Migrating to Australia Infections Interferon-gamma Release Tests - methods Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology latent tuberculosis infection Mass Screening - methods Medical screening migration Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pediatric research Population Public health Radiography Regression analysis Risk factors screening Source studies Statistics Tuberculin Test - methods Tuberculosis tuberculosis and other mycobacteria Variables
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Zusammenfassung:	In 2015, Australia updated premigration screening for tuberculosis (TB) disease in children 2-10 years of age to include testing for infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and enable detection of latent TB infection (LTBI). We analyzed TB screening results in children
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2809.212426