App-based symptoms screening with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay used for active tuberculosis detection in migrants at point of arrivals in Italy: The E-DETECT TB intervention analysis.

App-based symptoms screening with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay used for active tuberculosis detection in migrants at point of arrivals in Italy: The E-DETECT TB intervention analysis.

BACKGROUND:From 2014 to 2017, the number of migrants who came to Italy via the Mediterranean route has reached an unprecedented level. The majority of refugees and migrants were rescued in the Central Mediterranean and disembarked at ports in the Sicily region. Rapid on-spot active TB screening inte...

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Main Authors: Lucia Barcellini, Emanuele Borroni, Claudia Cimaglia, Enrico Girardi, Alberto Matteelli, Valentina Marchese, Giovanna Stancanelli, Ibrahim Abubakar, members of the E-Detect TB Consortium, Daniela Maria Cirillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218039

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218039

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