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Tuberculosis
Reports from C. Erkens et al highlight recent research in tuberculosis
August 19th, 2008
According to recent research published in the European Respiratory Journal, "The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of entry screening for tuberculosis and biannual follow-up screening among new immigrants in the Netherlands. To achieve this, the present authors analysed screening, prevalence and incidence data of 68,122 immigrants, who were followed for 29 months." "Patients diagnosed within 5 months and 629 months after entry screening were considered to be detected at entry and during the follow-up period, respectively. Coverage of the second to fifth screening rounds was 59, 46, 36 and 34%, respectively. Yield of entry screening was...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-19)
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