ArticleBMJ open2016
Predicting tuberculosis risk in the foreign-born population of British Columbia, Canada: study protocol for a retrospective population-based cohort study.
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- Role of latent tuberculosis infection on elevated risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study of immigrants in British Columbia, Canada, 1985-2019.Epidemiology and infection · 2023Article
- Distinct healthcare utilization profiles of high healthcare use tuberculosis survivors: A latent class analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- How Well Does TSTin3D Predict Risk of Active Tuberculosis in the Canadian Immigrant Population? An External Validation Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021Article
- Risk of active tuberculosis in migrants diagnosed with cancer: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Post-tuberculosis airway disease: A population-based cohort study of people immigrating to British Columbia, Canada, 1985-2015.EClinicalMedicine · 2021Article
- Post-tuberculosis mortality risk among immigrants to British Columbia, Canada, 1985-2015: a time-dependent Cox regression analysis of linked immigration, public health, and vital statistics data.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Tuberculosis Disease Among Adult US-Bound Refugees with Chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Article
- Estimated Impact of World Health Organization Latent Tuberculosis Screening Guidelines in a Region With a Low Tuberculosis Incidence: Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019Article
- Demographic predictors of active tuberculosis in people migrating to British Columbia, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2018Article
- The importance of effective registries in pulmonary diseases and how to optimize their output.Chronic respiratory diseaseReview
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Abstract
introductionImproved understanding of risk factors for developing active tuberculosis (TB) will better inform decisions about diagnostic testing and treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI) in migrant populations in low-incidence regions. We aim to examine TB risk factors among the foreign-born population in British Columbia (BC), Canada, and to create and validate a clinically relevant multivariate risk score to predict active TB. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This retrospective population-based cohort study will include all foreign-born individuals who acquired permanent resident status in Canada between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 2013 and acquired healthcare coverage in BC at any point during this period. Multiple administrative databases and disease registries will be linked, including a National Immigration Database, BC Provincial Health Insurance Registration, physician billings, hospitalisations, drugs dispensed from community pharmacies, vital statistics, HIV testing and notifications, cancer, chronic kidney disease and dialysis treatment, and all TB and LTBI testing and treatment data in BC. Extended proportional hazards regression will be used to estimate risk factors for TB and to create a prognostic TB risk score. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval for this study has been obtained from the University of British Columbia Clinical Ethics Review Board. Once completed, study findings will be presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. An online TB risk score calculator will also be created.
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