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Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States

Culture-Based Screening Algorithm Cuts TB in Immigrants

HealthDay.com - Mar 17, 2015 0

Reduction in incidence of TB among newly arrived, foreign-born persons in the United States

In 26 U.S. tuberculosis outbreaks the initial source case-patients had long incubation periods and were characterized by substance abuse

Characteristics of Tuberculosis Source Cases Identified

HealthDay.com - Feb 25, 2015 0

Source-case patients have long infectious periods; most report substance abuse, homelessness, prison

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