Tackling TB in low-incidence countries: improving diagnosis and management in vulnerable populations

Tackling TB in low-incidence countries: improving diagnosis and management in vulnerable populations

In low tuberculosis incidence regions, tuberculosis is mainly concentrated among hard-to-reach populations like migrants, homeless people, drug or alcohol abusers, prisoners and people living with HIV. To be able to eliminate tuberculosis from these low incidence regions tuberculosis screening and t...

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Main Authors: C.C. Heuvelings, S.G. de Vries, M.P. Grobusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
identification
management
vulnerable populations
low-incidence countries
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216316708

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