Risk of active tuberculosis in migrants diagnosed with cancer: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the association between types of cancer and active tuberculosis (TB) risk in migrants. Additionally, in order to better inform latent TB infection (LTBI) screening protocols, we assessed proportion of active TB cases potentially preventable through LTBI screening and treatment in migrants with cancer.

Design

Population-based, retrospective cohort study.

Setting

British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Participants

1 000 764 individuals who immigrated to Canada from 1985 to 2012 and established residency in BC at any point up to 2015.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Using linked health administrative databases and disease registries, data on demographics, comorbidities, cancer type, TB exposure and active TB diagnosis were extracted. P

SUBMITTER: Kumar DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature