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Infectious Diseases Society of America
Health-care barriers for undocumented immigrants: Raising tuberculosis risk?
November 25th, 2008
A new study raises the question, do barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants increase the public health risk of tuberculosis' The study, published in the November 15, 2008 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and now available online, suggests that undocumented immigrants with tuberculosis have symptoms longer before seeking care than documented immigrants or U.S.-born patients, resulting in more severe symptoms and more opportunities for transmission. These findings raise questions about the value to both patients and the public of improving access to health care for undocumented immigrants. Rates of tuberculosis are declining overall in the United States,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-25)
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