Screening immigrants to Ireland from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis would be clinically beneficial and cost effective

O. Duffy, D. Annette, T. O'Connor (Cork, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1608
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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O. Duffy, D. Annette, T. O'Connor (Cork, Ireland). Screening immigrants to Ireland from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis would be clinically beneficial and cost effective. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1608

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