Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Immigrants in a Large City with Large-Scale Immigration (1991-2013).

BACKGROUND:The increase in immigration in Barcelona between 2000 and 2008 forced a reorganization of the control of tuberculosis (TB). TB clinical units (TBCU) were created and community health workers (CHW) were gradually included. OBJECTIVE:To understand trends in the incidence of TB among immigra...

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Main Authors: Jesús E Ospina, Àngels Orcau, Joan-Pau Millet, Miriam Ros, Sonia Gil, Joan A Caylà, Barcelona Tuberculosis Immigration Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5066941?pdf=render