Diagnostic pathways and delay among tuberculosis patients in Stockholm, Sweden

A retrospective observational study

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ID15355014
AuthorsAnna Wikell (0000-0002-4141-0247, Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Helena Åberg (0009-0004-2218-3757, Karolinska Institutet), Jad Shedrawy (0000-0002-2700-0727, Karolinska Institutet), Isac Röhl (Karolinska Institutet), Jerker Jonsson (0000-0003-1383-6176, Public Health Agency of Sweden), Ingela Berggren (0000-0002-1427-1376, Stockholm County Council), Charlotte Buxbaum (Karolinska University Hospital), Knut Lönnroth (0000-0001-6944-0256, Stockholm County Council), Judith Bruchfeld (0000-0001-5399-0982, Karolinska University Hospital)
Year2019
Volume19
Issue1
Pages151-151
Publication date2019-02-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-019-6462-5
PMID30717738
OpenAlexW2921958512
LanguageEN
References cited9

Screening at a health examination was the main pathway of active TB detection among mainly asymptomatic and non-contagious asylum seekers but contributed modestly to total overall TB case detection. In these patients TB was diagnosed early in a non-contagious phase of the disease. Further research is required to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of HE TB screening as well as inclusion of other groups of migrants from high incidence countries in the screening program in terms of impact on delay, transmission and treatment outcomes

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Observational study · Pathology · Public health · Retrospective cohort study · Tuberculosis · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis · Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis · Medicine · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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