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Implementation of latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment among newly arriving immigrants in the Netherlands: A mixed methods pilot evaluation

INTRODUCTION: To reach pre-elimination levels of tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the Netherlands, prevention of TB among immigrants through diagnosis and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) is needed. We studied the feasibility of a LTBI screening and treatment program among newly arriving immigr...

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Autores principales: Spruijt, Ineke, Erkens, Connie, Suurmond, Jeanine, Huisman, Erik, Koenders, Marga, Kouw, Peter, Toumanian, Sophie, Cobelens, Frank, van den Hof, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6602457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31260502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219252