Community-based evaluation of immigrant tuberculosis screening using interferon [GAMMA] release assays and tuberculin skin testing: observational study and economic analysis

Background UK tuberculosis (TB) notifications are rising due to disease in the immigrant population. National screening guidelines have been revised but cost-effectiveness analyses are hampered by the lack of data on the comparative performance of tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) and interferon [GAMMA]...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 2013-03, Vol.68 (3), p.230
Hauptverfasser:	Pareek, Manish, Bond, Marion, Shorey, Jennifer, Seneviratne, Suranjith, Guy, Margaret, White, Peter, Lalvani, Ajit, Kon, Onn Min
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Data analysis Health economics Immigrants Interferon Medical tests Migration Observational studies Primary care Questionnaires Tuberculosis
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