Factors associated with latent tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study in Vaud County

BACKGROUND: Screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in asylum seekers (AS) may prevent future cases of tuberculosis. As the screening with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) is costly, the objective of this study was to assess which factors were associated with LTBI and to...

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Autores principales: Sarivalasis, Apostolos, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre, Faouzi, Mohamed, Daher, Oscar, Deslarzes, Charlotte, Bodenmann, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23121680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23121680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-285

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