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Air-travel related TB incident follow up - effectiveness and outcomes: a systematic review.
(European Respiratory Society, 2020-11-26)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends following up passengers following possible exposure to a case of infectious tuberculosis (TB) during air travel. This is known to be time consuming and difficult, ...
Pre-migration TB screening-the first step is always the hardest.
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-12-01)
As the proportion of foreign-born persons among TB notifications continues to rise, Japan is preparing to introduce pre-migration TB screening for those coming from selected countries, who are intending to stay for more ...
Targeting COVID-19 interventions towards migrants in humanitarian settings.
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings.
(2020-10-19)
The risk of tuberculosis (TB) is variable among individuals with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but validated estimates of personalized risk are lacking. In pooled data from 18 systematically identified ...
Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020.
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020-02-14)
Comprehensive guidelines for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among persons living in the United States were last published in 2000 (American Thoracic Society. CDC targeted tuberculin testing and treatment ...