Immigration

Lax Testing, Follow-Up Blamed for TB Increase

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 8th, 1995

Flawed and sometimes fraudulent testing and inconsistent treatment among immigrants are hurting efforts to slow the spread of tuberculosis (TB), according to a study recently released.

"We know exactly what to do, but with the procedures and laws there are now, we aren't able to do it," said Dr. Jeffrey Starke, a pediatrician and TB specialist at Baylor University in Houston, Texas.

Starke and Dr. Michael Iseman of the University of Colorado co-wrote the report in the April 20, 1995, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that urges better screening and follow-up of immigrants exposed to the disease.

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