Evaluating 17 years of latent tuberculosis infection screening in north-west England: a retrospective cohort study of reactivation

Approximately 72% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in England occur among non-UK born individuals, mostly as a result of reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI). Programmatic LTBI screening is a key intervention of the TB strategy for England. This article reviews the results of a long-standing LTBI sc...

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Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 50; no. 1
Main Authors:	Zenner, Dominik, Loutet, Miranda G, Harris, Ross, Wilson, Stephen, Ormerod, L Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.07.2017
Subjects:	Adult Databases, Factual England - epidemiology Female Humans Interferon-gamma - blood Latent Tuberculosis - blood Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology Male Mass Screening Multivariate Analysis Regression Analysis Retrospective Studies Tuberculin Test Young Adult
ISSN:	1399-3003, 1399-3003
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