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