Implementation of latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment among newly arriving immigrants in the Netherlands: A mixed methods pilot evaluation.
Ineke SpruijtConnie ErkensJeanine SuurmondErik HuismanMarga KoendersPeter KouwSophie ToumanianFrank G J CobelensSusan van den HofPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Doubt of physicians in both host country and country of origin about individual and public health benefits of LTBI screening and treatment of immigrants hampered treatment initiation: the high initiation proportion in one PHS shows that if TB physicians are committed, the LTBI treatment uptake can be higher.