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SUBMITTER: Campbell JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6433018 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Campbell Jonathon R JR Johnston James C JC Cook Victoria J VJ Sadatsafavi Mohsen M Elwood R Kevin RK Marra Fawziah F
Emerging infectious diseases 20190401 4
Prospective migrants to countries where the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is low (low-incidence countries) receive TB screening; however, screening for latent TB infection (LTBI) before immigration is rare. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of mandated and sponsored preimmigration LTBI screening for migrants to low-incidence countries. We used discrete event simulation to model preimmigration LTBI screening coupled with postarrival follow-up and treatment for those who test positive. Preimmig ...[more]