Tuberculosis screening of asylum seekers in Finland, 2015–2016
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pirre E Räisänen (0000-0001-9469-1444, Tampere University, corresponding author), Hanna Soini (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Paula Tiittala (0000-0002-3927-2965, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Olli Snellman, 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 | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 969-969 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-19 |
| 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/s12889-020-09122-5 |
| PMID | 32560720 |
| OpenAlex | W3036089886 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
TB screening yield was higher as compared with data reported from other European countries conducting active screening among asylum seekers. Half of the TB cases among asylum seekers were first suspected in screening; 44% were asymptomatic. TB yield varied widely between asylum seekers from different geographic areas
Asymptomatic · Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Incidence (geometry · Pathology · 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 | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |