Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening in Immigrants to Low-Incidence Countries: A Meta-Analysis

Background Immigration from regions with a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has slowed the decline of TB in low-incidence regions. Targeted screening of new immigrants and treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI) is needed to reinvigorate this decline. This meta-analysis compares LTBI diagnostic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Molecular diagnosis & therapy 2015-04, Vol.19 (2), p.107-117
Hauptverfasser:	Campbell, Jonathon R., Chen, Wenjia, Johnston, James, Cook, Victoria, Elwood, Kevin, Krot, Jane, Marra, Fawziah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Research Child Emigrants and Immigrants Female Human Genetics Humans Incidence Interferon-gamma Release Tests Laboratory Medicine Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Molecular Medicine Mycobacterium Odds Ratio Original Research Article Pharmacotherapy Prevalence Tuberculin Test Young Adult
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