Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Treating Foreign-Born Students for Tuberculosis before Entering the United States.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering implementation of overseas medical screening of student-visa applicants to reduce the numbers of active tuberculosis cases entering the United States.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the costs, ca...

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Main Authors: La'Marcus T Wingate, Margaret S Coleman, Drew L Posey, Weigong Zhou, Christine K Olson, Brian Maskery, Martin S Cetron, John A Painter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124116