Diagnosing and treating leprosy in a non-endemic setting in a national centre, London, United Kingdom 1995–2018
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010799
Abstract: Background Leprosy is rare in the United Kingdom (UK), but migration from endemic countries results in new cases being diagnosed each year. We documented the clinical presentation of leprosy in a non-endemic setting. Methods Demographic… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy non; non endemic; united kingdom; 1995 2018 ... See more keywords
Evaluating Latent Tuberculosis Infection Test Performance Using Latent Class Analysis in a TB and HIV Endemic Setting
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16162912
Abstract: Background: Given the lack of a gold standard for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and paucity of performance data from endemic settings, we compared test performance of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and two interferon-gamma-release assays… read more here.
Keywords: test; hiv endemic; endemic setting; latent class ... See more keywords