Clinical use of anti-TNF therapy and increased risk of infections
T Ali, S Kaitha, S Mahmood, A Ftesi… - Drug, healthcare and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Biologics such as antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) drugs have emerged as important
agents in the treatment of many chronic inflammatory diseases, especially in cases …
agents in the treatment of many chronic inflammatory diseases, especially in cases …
[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection and prior immunity in immigrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background International migrants experience increased mortality from hepatocellular
carcinoma compared to host populations, largely due to undetected chronic hepatitis B …
carcinoma compared to host populations, largely due to undetected chronic hepatitis B …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees
Health: Deborah Assayag, Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Blake, Beverly Brockest, Giovani
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …
[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for latent tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review
Background Migrants account for a large and growing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases
in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) …
in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) …
[HTML][HTML] GRADE equity guidelines 3: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: rating the certainty of synthesized evidence
Objectives The aim of this paper is to describe a conceptual framework for how to consider
health equity in the Grading Recommendations Assessment and Development Evidence …
health equity in the Grading Recommendations Assessment and Development Evidence …
GRADE equity guidelines 2: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: equity extension of the guideline development checklist
Objective To provide guidance for guideline developers on how to consider health equity at
key stages of the guideline development process. Study Design and Setting Literature …
key stages of the guideline development process. Study Design and Setting Literature …
Migration medicine
C Greenaway, F Castelli - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2019 - id.theclinics.com
Human migration is rising globally and has increased substantially in recent years, resulting
in movement of microbes to new geographic regions. This trend has implications for the …
in movement of microbes to new geographic regions. This trend has implications for the …
Health status of newly arrived refugees in Toronto, Ont: Part 1: infectious diseases
VJ Redditt, P Janakiram, D Graziano, M Rashid - Canadian Family Physician, 2015 - cfp.ca
Objective To determine the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among newly arrived
refugee patients and whether there is variation by key demographic factors. Design …
refugee patients and whether there is variation by key demographic factors. Design …
[HTML][HTML] Health equity: evidence synthesis and knowledge translation methods
Abstract Background At the Rio Summit in 2011 on Social Determinants of Health, the global
community recognized a pressing need to take action on reducing health inequities. This …
community recognized a pressing need to take action on reducing health inequities. This …
A systematic review on TST and IGRA tests used for diagnosis of LTBI in immigrants
JR Campbell, J Krot, K Elwood, V Cook… - Molecular diagnosis & …, 2015 - Springer
Background High immigration rates from tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries to low-
incidence countries have caused new TB guidelines in these countries to reconsider latent …
incidence countries have caused new TB guidelines in these countries to reconsider latent …
