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We thank S. Villa and colleagues for their compliments on our work and are pleased to read that in Milan the latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) screening and treatment of asylum seekers reach similar successful results.
Abstract
Europe-wide collaboration for the identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection is important to further address and prevent tuberculosis among high-risk asylum seekers. To achieve this, existing barriers need to be addressed. https://bit.ly/2JoFiqx
Footnotes
Support statement: This work was supported by ZonMw, grant: 50-53000-98-128. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
Conflict of interest: I. Spruijt reports grants from The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW), during the conduct of the study.
Conflict of interest: C. Erkens has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: S. van den Hof has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: F. Cobelens has nothing to disclose.
- Received February 28, 2020.
- Accepted March 21, 2020.
- Copyright ©ERS 2020