Active tuberculosis case finding interventions among immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Italy

• Main Authors: Monica Sañé Schepisi (Author), Gina Gualano (Author), Pierluca Piselli (Author), Marta Mazza (Author), Donatella D'Angelo (Author), Francesca Fasciani (Author), Alberto Barbieri (Author), Giorgia Rocca (Author), Filippo Gnolfo (Author), Piefranco Olivani (Author), Maurizio Ferrarese (Author), Luigi Ruffo Codecasa (Author), Fabrizio Palmieri (Author), Enrico Girardi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

In Italy tuberculosis (TB) is largely concentrated in vulnerable groups such as migrants and in urban settings. We analyzed three TB case finding interventions conducted at primary centers and mobile clinics for regular/ irregular immigrants and refugees/asylum seekers performed over a four-year per...