A scoping review of cost-effectiveness of screening and treatment for latent tubercolosis infection in migrants from high-incidence countries

BACKGROUND: In low-incidence countries, most tuberculosis (TB) cases occur among migrants and are caused by reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in the country of origin. Diagnosis and treatment of LTBI are rarely implemented to reduce the burden of TB in immigrants, partly...

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Autores principales: Zammarchi, Lorenzo, Casadei, Gianluigi, Strohmeyer, Marianne, Bartalesi, Filippo, Liendo, Carola, Matteelli, Alberto, Bonati, Maurizio, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Bartoloni, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26399233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1045-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26399233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1045-3

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