Screening for latent tuberculosis infection among undocumented immigrants in Swiss healthcare centres; a descriptive exploratory study

Article Article scientifique Article Screening for latent tuberculosis infection among undocumented immigrants in Swiss healthcare centres; a descriptive exploratory study eng 2009 author Bodenmann Patrick 770429 author Vaucher Paul 696468 author Wolff Hans 45574 author Favrat Bernard 674534 author de Tribolet Fanny author Masserey Eric 127125 author Zellweger Jean-Pierre 34 10.1186/1471-2334-9-34 19317899 1471-2334 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667187/ Migration is one of the major causes of tuberculosis in developed countries. Undocumented patients are usually not screened at the border and are not covered by a health insurance increasing their risk of developing the disease unnoticed. Urban health centres could help identify this population at risk. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and adherence to preventive treatment in a population of undocumented immigrant patients. Adult Community Health Centers Emigrants and Immigrants Female Humans Interferon-gamma/blood Male Mass Screening Patient Compliance Risk Factors Switzerland/epidemiology Tuberculosis/epidemiology Dewey 613 64 Département de santé et médecine communautaires 22A false BMC Infectious Diseases 9 864ae0a2-93de-43e3-bbe2-7351370cd5e0 Article (Published version) Public 1471-2334-9-34.pdf 552910 application/pdf CC BY openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

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