A scoping review of cost-effectiveness of screening and treatment for latent tubercolosis infection in migrants from high-incidence countries

BACKGROUND: In low-incidence countries, most tuberculosis (TB) cases occur among migrants and are caused by reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in the country of origin. Diagnosis and treatment of LTBI are rarely implemented to reduce the burden of TB in immigrants, partly...

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Published in:BMC Health Serv Res
Main Authors: Zammarchi, Lorenzo, Casadei, Gianluigi, Strohmeyer, Marianne, Bartalesi, Filippo, Liendo, Carola, Matteelli, Alberto, Bonati, Maurizio, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Bartoloni, Alessandro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581517/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26399233
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1045-3
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