"Tuberculosis in Homeless Patients: Potential for Case Finding in Public Emergency Departments."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, "Study Objectives: Previous studies have had difficulty evaluating the optimal clinical site for screening homeless patients for active tuberculosis (TB). We hypothesized that homeless patients with TB would not frequently reside in shelters at the time of their diagnosis and would be more likely than other patients with TB to seek care in public hospitals, thus presenting an opportunity for screening radiography. Methods: This registry-based survey included 743 consecutive patients with confirmed active TB in Los Angeles County. No therapeutic intervention was involved. ...

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