Pre-immigration Screening for Tuberculosis in South Korea: A Comparison of Smear- and Culture-Based Protocols
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the most important disease screened for upon patient history review during preimmigration medical examinations as performed in South Korea in prospective immigrants to certain Western countries. In 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chang...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://www.e-trd.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4046/trd.2018.0009&code=0003TRD&vmode=FULL |