Predicting pulmonary tuberculosis in immigrants: a retrospective cohort study

Our objective was to investigate whether pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can be predicted from features of a targeted medical history and basic laboratory investigations in immigrants. A retrospective cohort of 391 foreign-born adults referred to the Edmonton Tuberculosis Clinic (Edmonton, AB, Canada)...

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Main Authors: Courtney Heffernan, Alexander Doroshenko, Mary Lou Egedahl, James Barrie, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Richard Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2018-04-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/00170-2017.full