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Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in...
Vasiliu, A; Köhler, N; Altpeter, E; Ægisdóttir, TR; Amerali, M; de Oñate, WA; Bakos, Á; D'Amato, S; Cirillo, DM; van Crevel, R; Davidaviciene, E"Background European-specific policies for tuberculosis (TB) elimination require identification of key populations that benefit from TB screening. Aim We aimed to identify groups of foreign-born individuals residing in European countries that benefit most from targeted TB prevention screening. Methods The Tuberculosis Network European Trials group collected, by cross-sectional survey, numbers of foreign-born TB...
Management of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Lange, C; Aarnoutse, RE; Alffenaar, JWC; Bothamley, G; Brinkmann, F; Costa, J; Chesov, D; van Crevel, R; Dedicoat, M; Dominguez, J; Duarte, RThe emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB; defined as resistance to at least rifampicin and isoniazid) represents a growing threat to public health and economic growth. Never before in the history of mankind have more patients been affected by MDR-TB than is the case today. The World Health Organization reports that MDR-TB outcomes are poor despite staggeringly high management costs. Moreover, t...