Risk of active tuberculosis in migrants diagnosed with cancer: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada

Objectives To describe the association between types of cancer and active tuberculosis (TB) risk in migrants. Additionally, in order to better inform latent TB infection (LTBI) screening protocols, we assessed proportion of active TB cases potentially preventable through LTBI screening and treatment...

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Main Authors: Victoria J Cook, Kamila Romanowski, Divjot S Kumar, Lisa A Ronald, Caren Rose, Hennady P Shulha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/3/e037827.full

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