ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2016
Impact of Routine Quantiferon Testing on Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment in Refugees in Multnomah County, Oregon, November 2009-October 2012.
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- Initiation and completion of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in migrants globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Active and latent tuberculosis in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The cascade of care for latent tuberculosis infection in congregate settings: A national cohort analysis, Korea, 2017-2018.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Fewer losses in the cascade of care for latent tuberculosis with solo interferon-gamma release assay screening compared to sequential screening.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- The Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2016Article
- A cost-benefit analysis of a proposed overseas refugee latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment program.BMC public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
Interferon-gamma release assays have potentially been transformative to screening programs focused on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in foreign-born persons. We sought to add to this assessment by presenting the impact of a well-established refugee screening and treatment program switching from skin testing to Quantiferon(®)-TB Gold (QFT). We completed a retrospective cohort of refugees screened for tuberculosis between November 1, 2009-April 30, 2011 (pre-QFT) and May 1, 2011-October 31, 2012 (post-QFT). Among 2244 refugees screened that met the inclusion criteria, there was a significant difference in the proportion of refugees diagnosed with LTBI between the two time periods (p = <0.0001). In multivariate analysis, refugees tested with QFT had a greater odds of treatment initiation (adjusted odds ratio 1.53; 95% CI 1.02-2.29, p = 0.040). However, test type had no impact on treatment completion (odds ratio 0.88; 95% CI 0.57-1.36, p = 0.560). Although we demonstrated increased efficiency in LTBI diagnosis in this group, treatment completion rates indicate other barriers to treatment that must be addressed.
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