Reduced importation of tuberculosis after the implementation of an enhanced pre-immigration screening protocol

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lowenthal, Phil ^a   Westenhouse, J ^a   Moore, M ^b   Posey, D L ^b   Watt, J P ^a   Flood, J ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Tuberculosis prevention and control; Tuberculosis screening

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPUTUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955859480     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0370     Document Type: Article

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