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Tuberculosis screening in asylum seekers in Germany, 2015: characteristics of cases and yield

2017; European Respiratory Society; Volume: 50; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1183/13993003.02550-2016

1399-3003

Lena Fiebig, Barbara Hauer, Marta Andrés, Walter Haas,

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

In 2015, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 244 million people worldwide were international migrants, representing the highest number ever recorded [1]. The level of forced displacement globally was the highest since World War II, with a dramatic increase in the number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people. Germany became one of the largest recipients of first asylum seeking claims [2]. TB screening among asylum seekers in Germany identified 1255 cases in 2015, and may have decreased TB exposure We thank everyone who contributed to the screening, case management and TB surveillance and control in Germany. We also thank Doris Altmann (Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany) for data preparation, Bonita Brodhun (Robert Koch Institute) for the management of TB notification data, Nita Perumal (Robert Koch Institute) for helpful comments on the manuscript, and Harald Lederer (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge) for providing the numbers of registered asylum seekers. Author contributions were as follows. Lena Fiebig, Barbara Hauer and Walter Haas conceptualised the study. Lena Fiebig drafted the manuscript and performed the data analysis. Barbara Hauer performed the literature review. Marta Andrés helped in the data analysis. Barbara Ha, Marta Andrés and Walter Haas collaborated in writing the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.