Review of Evidence for Using Chest X-Rays for Active Tuberculosis Screening in Long-Term Care in Canada

Background: People living in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are at high risk to develop active tuberculosis primarily as a result of reactivation of a latent TB infection, or endemic transmission between residents. Current national guidelines in Canada are to use a posterior-anterior and lateral c...

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Autores principales: Herrera Diaz, Mariana, Haworth-Brockman, Margaret, Keynan, Yoav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32117851
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00016

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32117851
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00016

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