“Diagnosis on the Dock” project: A proactive screening program for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in disembarking refugees and new SEI model

“Diagnosis on the Dock” project: A proactive screening program for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in disembarking refugees and new SEI model

Objective: From 2011 to 2017, the total number of refugees arriving in Europe, particularly in Italy, climbed dramatically. Our aim was to diagnose pulmonary TB in migrants coming from the African coast using a clinical-based port of arrival (PoA) screening program. Methods: From 2016 to 2018, migra...

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Main Authors: Alessio Pampaloni, Maria Elena Locatelli, Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo, Salvatore Alaimo, Federica Cosentino, Andrea Marino, Vittoria Moscatt, Daniele Scuderi, Sara Puglisi, Gaetano Lupo, Benedetto Maurizio Celesia, Sergio Pintaudi, Claudio Pulvirenti, Manuela Ceccarelli, Giuseppe Nunnari, Alfredo Pulvirenti, Bruno Cacopardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary
Refugees
Diagnostic screening programs
Mathematical model
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002502

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