Review of Evidence for Using Chest X-Rays for Active Tuberculosis Screening in Long-Term Care in Canada
Background: People living in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are at high risk to develop active tuberculosis primarily as a result of reactivation of a latent TB infection, or endemic transmission between residents. Current national guidelines in Canada are to use a posterior-anterior and lateral c...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | Mariana Herrera Diaz (Author), Margaret Haworth-Brockman (Author), Yoav Keynan (Author) |
---|---|
Format: | Book |
Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.,
2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Saying it out loud: explicit equity prompts for public health organization resilience
by: Margaret Haworth-Brockman, et al.
Published: (2023) -
Looking for Evidence of Public Health's Role for Long-Term Evacuees
by: Barbara Clow, et al.
Published: (2019) -
Slipping through: mobility's influence on infectious disease risks for justice-involved women in Canada
by: Susie Taylor, et al.
Published: (2021) -
Introduction of short course treatment for latent tuberculosis infection at a primary care facility for refugees in Winnipeg, Canada: A mixed methods evaluation
by: Claudyne Chevrier, et al.
Published: (2023) -
The value of program science to optimize knowledge brokering on infectious diseases for public health
by: Marissa Becker, et al.
Published: (2018)