Active and latent tuberculosis in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In 2018, there were 70.8 million refugees, asylum seekers and persons displaced by wars and conflicts worldwide. Many of these individuals face a high risk for tuberculosis in their country of origin, which may be accentuated by adverse conditions endured during their journey. We summarised the prevalence of active and latent tuberculosis infection in refugees and asylum seekers through a systematic literature review and meta-analyses by country of origin and host continent. METHODS:Articles published in Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science and LILACS from January 2000 to August 2017 were searched for, without language restriction. Two independent authors performed the study selection, data extraction and quality assessment. Random effect models were used to estimate average measures

SUBMITTER: Proenca R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268459 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature