Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010–2015

Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010–2015

US guidelines have recommended testing children emigrating from high tuberculosis-incidence countries with interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) or tuberculin skin tests (TSTs). We describe the Harris County (Texas) Public Health Refugee Health Screening Program’s testing results during 2010–2015...

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Main Authors: Gabriella S. Lamb, Andrea T. Cruz, Elizabeth A. Camp, Michelle Javier, Jessica Montour, Tamisha Piper, Umair A. Shah, Jeffrey R. Starke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
children
epidemiology
internationally displaced
refugee
asylee
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-0793_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-0793_article

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