Risk of active tuberculosis in migrants diagnosed with cancer: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada

OBJECTIVES: To describe the association between types of cancer and active tuberculosis (TB) risk in migrants. Additionally, in order to better inform latent TB infection (LTBI) screening protocols, we assessed proportion of active TB cases potentially preventable through LTBI screening and treatmen...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Divjot S, Ronald, Lisa A, Romanowski, Kamila, Rose, Caren, Shulha, Hennady P, Cook, Victoria J, Johnston, James C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Respiratory Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7929860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33653739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037827

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7929860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33653739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037827

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