Enhanced surveillance for tuberculosis among foreign-born persons, Finland, 2014–2016
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15367190 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pirre E Räisänen (0000-0001-9469-1444, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, corresponding author), Hanna Soini (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Pirjo Turtiainen (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Tuula Vasankari (0000-0002-1413-8970, Finnish Lung Health Association), Petri Ruutu (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), J Pekka Nuorti (0000-0002-8427-8004, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Outi Lyytikäinen (0000-0002-6449-1721, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 610-610 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5501-y |
| PMID | 29743059 |
| OpenAlex | W2800093254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
In addition to asylum seekers and refugees, TB screening should be considered for immigrants arriving from high TB incidence countries, since the majority of TB cases were detected among persons who immigrated to Finland due to other reasons, presumably work or study. Further evaluation of the target group and timing of TB screening is warranted to update national screening guidance
Biostatistics · Contact tracing · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Foreign born · Immigration · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Nationality · Population · Public health · Refugee · Tuberculosis · Demography · Medicine · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |