Migration, TB control and elimination: Whom to screen and treat

A. Rendon; R. Centis; J.-P. Zellweger; I. Solovic; C.A. Torres-Duque; C. Robalo Cordeiro; F.C. de Queiroz Mello; D. Manissero; G. Sotgiu

Pulmonology (Mar 2018)

Migration, TB control and elimination: Whom to screen and treat

A. Rendon,
R. Centis,
J.-P. Zellweger,
I. Solovic,
C.A. Torres-Duque,
C. Robalo Cordeiro,
F.C. de Queiroz Mello,
D. Manissero,
G. Sotgiu

Affiliations

A. Rendon: Center for Research, Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Infections, University Hospital of Monterrey, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico
R. Centis: World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Maugeri Care and Research Institute, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
J.-P. Zellweger: TB Competence Center, Swiss Lung Association, Berne, Switzerland
I. Solovic: National Institute for TB, Lung Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vysne Hagy, Catholic University Ruzomberok, Slovakia
C.A. Torres-Duque: Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Universidad de La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia
C. Robalo Cordeiro: Pulmonology Department, Coimbra University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
F.C. de Queiroz Mello: Thoracic Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D. Manissero: University College of London, Institute for Global Health, London, United Kingdom
G. Sotgiu: Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 2
pp. 99 – 105

Abstract

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Tuberculosis (TB) in migrants represents an important clinical and public health threat, particularly in low TB incidence countries. The current review is aimed to assess issues related to screening and treatment of migrants with latent TB infection or TB disease. Keywords: TB migrants, TB elimination, TB control screening

Published in Pulmonology

ISSN: 2531-0429 (Print); 2531-0437 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier España
Country of publisher: Spain
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
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