dc.contributor.author | POTTER, JL | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Zenner, D | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hafezi, H | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Capone, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Matteelli, A | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-22T09:34:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-24 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2017-09-01 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-05-30T15:51:49.354Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1027-3719 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/25366 | |
dc.description.abstract | With the advent of the World Health Organization End TB strategy, there has been renewed interest in screening for active tuberculosis (TB), and particularly latent tuberculous infection (LTBI). In low-incidence countries, a high proportion of TB cases are notified among migrants, which often occurs due to LTBI reactivation. We aimed to review the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening migrants for active TB LTBI to inform and support the TB elimination strategy in low-incidence countries. We carried out a narrative review of English language articles published between 1 January 2000 and 31 June 2016 using the PubMed database. All studies that described the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of active TB or LTBI screening among migrants were included. We identified 55 studies, and included 40 for the effectiveness of screening, 11 for cost-effectiveness and 4 that reported both. Screening for active TB can be effective and cost-effective depending on the setting, target group and screening approach. Pre-entry screening programmes have some impact on the epidemiology of the receiving countries. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of LTBI screening as predicted in mathematical models is also highly setting-specific, with best potential results achieved if screening is restricted to high-risk groups and/or to migrants from high-burden countries. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Respiratory Infections at Imperial College London. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 965 - 976 (12) | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | en_US |
dc.subject | LTBI screening | en_US |
dc.subject | TB case finding | en_US |
dc.subject | cost-effectiveness | en_US |
dc.subject | effectiveness | en_US |
dc.subject | public health impact | en_US |
dc.title | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening migrants for active and latent tuberculosis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.holder | International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5588/ijtld.16.0935 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 9 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Accepted | en_US |
pubs.volume | 21 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-04-24 | en_US |