Prevalence of tuberculosis in migrant children in Switzerland and relevance of current screening guidelines

Prevalence of tuberculosis in migrant children in Switzerland and relevance of current screening guidelines

AIMS Since 2016, Swiss guidelines recommend screening of all migrant children <5 years of age for tuberculosis (TB) and to screen older children only if they have risk factors for tuberculosis. Our goals were to describe the epidemiology of latent tuberculosis in migrant children at t...

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Main Authors: Myriam Boukamel, Yves Fougère, Mario Gehri, Joan Carles Suris, Isabelle Rochat, Damien Miletto, Spyridoula Kyrilli, Athina Fouriki, Pierre Alex Crisinel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2020-06-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis
tuberculosis disease
migrant children
tuberculin skin test
TB-Spot
false-positive tuberculin skin test
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2803

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