Is Universal Screening Necessary? Incidence of Tuberculosis among Tibetan Refugees Arriving in Calgary, Alberta

Background. Canadian policy requires refugees with a history of tuberculosis (TB) or abnormal chest radiograph to be screened after arrival for TB. However, Tibetan refugees are indiscriminately screened, regardless of preimmigration assessment. We sought to determine the incidence of latent (LTBI)...

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Autores principales: Lim, Rachel, Jarand, Julie, Field, Stephen K., Fisher, Dina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28127230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8249843

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28127230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8249843

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