Tuberculosis transmission in the Netherlands : the role of immigration and travel

Authors	S.V. Kik
Supervisors	M.W. Borgdorff
Cosupervisors	S. Verver
Award date	22-06-2009
ISBN	9789064643446
Number of pages	159
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Title pages Contents Chapter 1: General introduction Chapter 2: Tuberculosis outbreaks predicted by characteristics of first patients in a DNA fingerprint cluster Chapter 3: Tuberculosis transmission by patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in a large cohort in the Netherlands Chapter 4: Is traveling to the country of origin a risk factor for tuberculosis among immigrants living in a low incidence country? Chapter 5: Interferon-gamma release assays in immigrant contacts and effect of remote exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Chapter 6: Predictive value of interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test for development of tuberculosis disease among immigrant contacts Chapter 7: Cost-effectiveness of interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test to determine latent tuberculosis infection in immigrant contacts Chapter 8: Direct and indirect costs of tuberculosis among immigrant patients in the Netherlands Chapter 9: General discussion Summary Samenvatting Dankwoord Curriculum vitae
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