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National roll-out of latent tuberculosis testing and treatment for new migrants in England: a retrospective evaluation in a high-incidence area

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening is an important intervention for tuberculosis (TB) elimination in low-incidence countries and is, therefore, a key component of England's TB control strategy. This study describes outcomes from a LTBI screening programme in a high-incidence area to...

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Autores principales: Loutet, Miranda G., Burman, Matthew, Jayasekera, Nivenka, Trathen, Duncan, Dart, Susan, Kunst, Heinke, Zenner, Dominik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29326327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01226-2017