Screening

Study Rejects Wide-Spread Tuberculosis Testing

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 4th, 1995

Mass screening of schoolchildren to detect tuberculosis (TB) costs more than it's worth, even though the disease has surged in recent years, according to a newly released study.

Cities such as New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and Houston, Texas, have started wide-spread screenings in schools in recent years but may not be getting the best value for their dollars, researchers suggest.

A better strategy is to target youngsters most likely to have TB, such as immigrants, said researchers led by Dr. Janet C. Mohle-Boetani of the California Department of Health Services in Berkeley.

Her team analyzed...

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