Community-based evaluation of immigrant tuberculosis screening using interferon γ release assays and tuberculin skin testing: Observational study and economic analysis

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-239

  Pareek, Manish ^a,b   Bond, Marion ^c   Shorey, Jennifer ^c   Seneviratne, Suranjith ^c   Guy, Margaret ^d   White, Peter ^b,e   Lalvani, Ajit ^a   Kon, Onn Min ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Westminster Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84873701809     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201542     Document Type: Article

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