The role of entry screening in case finding of tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Norway

BACKGROUND: Most new cases of active tuberculosis in Norway are presently caused by imported strains and not transmission within the country. Screening for tuberculosis with a Mantoux test of everybody and a chest X-ray of those above 15 years of age is compulsory on arrival for asylum seekers. We a...

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Main Authors: Harstad, Ingunn, Jacobsen, Geir W, Heldal, Einar, Winje, Brita A, Vahedi, Saeed, Helvik, Anne-Sofie, Steinshamn, Sigurd L, Garåsen, Helge
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991295/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21050453
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-670
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