Nationwide surveillance algorithms for tuberculosis among immigrant workers from highly endemic countries following pre-entry screening in Taiwan

Abstract Background This cross-sectional study was retrospectively performed to assess the trend of tuberculosis (TB) among Taiwan’s immigrant workers from highly TB-endemic countries under an intervention of conducting a 4-round follow-up (at 0–3 days and 6, 18, and 30 months post-migration) screen...

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Main Author: Mei-Mei Kuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6029-x