Is Universal Screening Necessary? Incidence of Tuberculosis among Tibetan Refugees Arriving in Calgary, Alberta

Background. Canadian policy requires refugees with a history of tuberculosis (TB) or abnormal chest radiograph to be screened after arrival for TB. However, Tibetan refugees are indiscriminately screened, regardless of preimmigration assessment. We sought to determine the incidence of latent (LTBI)...

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Udgivet i:Can Respir J
Main Authors: Lim, Rachel, Jarand, Julie, Field, Stephen K., Fisher, Dina
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227153/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28127230
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8249843
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