Systematic review on tuberculosis transmission on aircraft and update of the European centre for disease prevention and control risk assessment guidelines for tuberculosis transmitted on aircraft (RAGIDA-TB)

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Kotila, Saara M ^a   Payne Hallstrom L ^a   Jansen, N ^b   Helbling, P ^c   Abubakar, I ^d  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

AIRCRAFT; CANADA; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLIGHT; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

AIRCRAFT; CONTACT TRACING; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 85004143345     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.4.30114     Document Type: Review

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