The Lancet infectious diseases
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Review Meta Analysis
Pre-entry screening programmes for tuberculosis in migrants to low-incidence countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Several high-income countries have pre-entry screening programmes for tuberculosis. We aimed to establish the yield of pre-entry screening programmes to inform evidence-based policy for migrant health screening. ⋯ Wellcome Trust, UK National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council, Public Health England.
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Globally, pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children younger than 5 years. Underlying HIV infection is an important risk factor for pneumonia morbidity and mortality in children. There are, however, no global or country level estimates of pneumonia burden in HIV-infected children. We assessed the role of HIV in pneumonia incidence and mortality and estimated the number of pneumonia cases and deaths in HIV-infected children younger than 5 years in 133 high pneumonia-burden countries in 2010. ⋯ WHO.