Pulmonology
Volume 24, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 99-105

Migration, TB control and elimination: Whom to screen and treat (Short Survey) (Open Access)

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

Abstract

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. © 2017 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Author Keywords

TB migrants TB control screening TB elimination

Index Keywords

Short Survey monotherapy human interferon gamma release assay disease clearance screening high income country Humans latent tuberculosis tuberculosis risk factor BCG vaccination questionnaire tuberculin test migration isoniazid ethambutol Transients and Migrants rifampicin pyrazinamide
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049938679&doi=10.1016%2fj.rppnen.2017.11.007&partnerID=40&md5=e2c5cab0b66a5d7b5043b54c7d3d0e6c
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2017.11.007
ISSN: 25310429
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English