High rate of latent tuberculosis treatment completion in immigrants seeking asylum in Sweden.

Oskar Olsson N WinqvistM OlssonP OlssonPer Björkman

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2018)

Treatment completion rates were similar between asylum seekers and other subjects, supporting initiation of latent tuberculosis treatment in immigrants with recent arrival to low-endemic countries.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
emergency department
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
pulmonary tuberculosis
human immunodeficiency virus
smoking cessation