Active case finding for tuberculosis among high-risk groups in low-incidence countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 573-582

  Zenner, D ^a,b   Southern, J ^a   Van Hest, R ^c   DeVries, G ^d   Stagg, H R ^b   Antoine, D ^e   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^d KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Active case finding; Homelessness; Low incidence countries; Migrants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CASE FINDING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALCOHOLICS; DRUG USERS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRISONERS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TUBERCULOSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84876869620     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0920     Document Type: Review

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