In the European Union (EU) 72,334 tuberculosis (TB) cases were notified in 2011, of which
16,116 (22%) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). The percentage of TB cases with …

… does not have a legally binding process for follow-up evaluations or surveillance of arriving
persons suspected of having TB, they are in the process of fully implementing an Electronic …

Background The occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) among children has long been neglected
as a public health concern. However, any child with TB is a sentinel event indicating recent …

… result of screening in a special database in Microsoft Excel or in an electronic client register.
Data from electronic client registers were extracted for MSI through a query of the database. …

Targeted diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) among persons
with a high risk of exposure to TB or of developing TB when infected has been performed …

… We obtained the permission of the registration committee of the NTR to use and match data
from the nationwide electronic surveillance system on all LTBI and TB records notified in the …

… Plasmid DNA was isolated from E. coli using the plasmid DNA mini and midi kits from …
responsible for plasmid replication and for selection in E. coli from a fungal transformant, the …

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening and preventive treatment is one of the components
of the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB strategy, and particularly relevant for …

… APPROACH:: The following infectious agents were tested by PCR: Hepadnaviridae,
Helicobacter spp., Leptospira spp., Borrelia spp., hepatitis A virus, hepatitis C virus and hepatitis E …

Three quarters of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands are foreign-born; 26% are
from Eritrea or Somalia. We analyzed TB incidence rates in asylum seekers from Eritrea and …