“Diagnosis on the Dock” project: A proactive screening program for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in disembarking refugees and new SEI model | Zendy

Alessio Pampaloni | Zendy; Maria Elena Locatelli | Zendy; Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo | Zendy; Salvatore Alaimo | Zendy; Federica Cosentino | Zendy; Andrea Marıno | Zendy; Vittoria Moscatt | Zendy; Daniele Scuderi | Zendy; Sara Puglisi | Zendy; Gaetano Lupo | Zendy; Benedetto Maurizio Celesia | Zendy; Sergio Pintaudi | Zendy; Claudio Pulvirenti | Zendy; Manuela Ceccarelli | Zendy; Giuseppe Nunnari | Zendy; Alfredo Pulvirenti | Zendy; Bruno Cacopardo | Zendy

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“Diagnosis on the Dock” project: A proactive screening program for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in disembarking refugees and new SEI model

Author(s) -

Alessio Pampaloni,

Maria Elena Locatelli,

Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo,

Salvatore Alaimo,

Federica Cosentino,

Andrea Marıno,

Vittoria Moscatt,

Daniele Scuderi,

Sara Puglisi,

Gaetano Lupo,

Benedetto Maurizio Celesia,

Sergio Pintaudi,

Claudio Pulvirenti,

Manuela Ceccarelli,

Giuseppe Nunnari,

Alfredo Pulvirenti,

Bruno Cacopardo

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.032

Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , dry cough , port (circuit theory) , refugee , sputum culture , case finding , pediatrics , pathology , geography , archaeology , electrical engineering , engineering

From 2011 to 2017, the total number of refugees arriving in Europe, particularly in Italy, climbed dramatically. Our aim was to diagnose pulmonary TB in migrants coming from the African coast using a clinical-based port of arrival (PoA) screening program.

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