Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume 24, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 918-919

Screening of migrants for tuberculosis identifies patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis but is not sufficient (Letter) (Open Access)

Helbling P. , Kröger S. , Haas W. , Brusin S. , Cirillo D.M. , Groenheit R. , Guthmann J.-P. , Soini H. , Hendrickx D. , van der Werf M.J.*
  • a Federal Office of Public Health, Bern, 3003, Switzerland
  • b Robert Koch Institute, Postbox 650261, Berlin, 13302, Germany
  • c Robert Koch Institute, Postbox 650261, Berlin, 13302, Germany
  • d European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Tomtebodavägen 11a, Solna, 17165, Sweden
  • e IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60 20132 Milano, Italy
  • f Public Health Agency of Sweden, Department of Microbiology, Nobels väg 18, Solna, 17182, Sweden
  • g Santé Publique France, Infectious Diseases Department, 12 Rue du Val d'Osne Saint-Maurice, France
  • h National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Health Security, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki, 00270, Finland
  • i State Public Health Office of Baden-Württemberg, Nordbahnhofstraße 135, Stuttgart, 70191, Germany, European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Tomtebodavägen 11a, Solna, 17165, Sweden
  • j European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Tomtebodavägen 11a, Solna, 17165, Sweden

Abstract

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Index Keywords

genetics Germany Finland mass screening Letter human interferon gamma release assay multidrug resistant tuberculosis priority journal Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant screening asylum seeker Sweden Humans tuberculostatic agent Antitubercular Agents tuberculin test migration thorax radiography microbiology Italy Transients and Migrants drug effect Switzerland
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.03.015
ISSN: 1198743X
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English