Pre-immigration Screening for Tuberculosis in South Korea: A Comparison of Smear- and Culture-Based Protocols

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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Main Authors: Sangyoon Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Ji Young Ryu, M.D., M.Sc., Dae-Hwan Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2019-04-01
Series:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
immigrants
screening
republic of korea
Online Access:https://www.e-trd.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4046/trd.2018.0009&code=0003TRD&vmode=FULL

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