Gaps in the care cascade for screening and treatment of refugees with tuberculosis infection in Middle Tennessee: a retrospective cohort study

Gaps in the care cascade for screening and treatment of refugees with tuberculosis infection in Middle Tennessee: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Treatment of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in individuals at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) disease is a priority for TB elimination in the US. Newly arrived refugees in Middle Tennessee are screened for TBI, but factors associated with gaps in the TBI care cascade are not well c...

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Main Authors: Adoma Manful, Leslie Waller, Ben Katz, Jason Cummins, Jon Warkentin, Billy Reagon, Joanna Shaw-Kaikai, Yuwei Zhu, Yuri F. van der Heijden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis infection
Latent tuberculosis
Refugees
Tuberculosis prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05311-0

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