Targeting TB or MRSA in Norwegian municipalities during 'the refugee crisis' of 2015: a framework for priority setting in screening.
Euro Surveill
; 24(38)2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-31552819
ABSTRACT
IntroductionIn 2015, there was an increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Europe. Like in other countries, deciding screening priorities for tuberculosis (TB) and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was a challenge. At least five of 428 municipalities chose to screen asylum seekers for MRSA before TB; the Norwegian Institute for Public Health advised against this.AimTo evaluate the MRSA/TB screening results from 2014 to 2016 and create a generalised framework for screening prioritisation in Norway through simulation modelling.MethodsThis is a register-based cohort study of asylum seekers using data from the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases from 2014 to 2016. We used survey data from municipalities that screened all asylum seekers for MRSA and denominator data from the Directorate of Immigration. A comparative risk assessment model was built to investigate the outcomes of prioritising between TB and MRSA in screening regimes.ResultsOf 46,090 asylum seekers, 137 (0.30%) were diagnosed with active TB (notification rate 300/100,000 person-years). In the municipalities that screened all asylum seekers for MRSA, 13 of 1,768 (0.74%) were found to be infected with MRSA. The model estimated that screening for MRSA would prevent eight MRSA infections while prioritising TB screening would prevent 24 cases of active TB and one death.ConclusionOur findings support the decision to advise against screening for MRSA before TB among newly arrived asylum seekers. The model was an effective tool for comparing screening priorities and can be applied to other scenarios in other countries.
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Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de saúde:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
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3_neglected_diseases
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3_tuberculosis
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4_tuberculosis
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6_other_respiratory_diseases
Assunto principal:
Refugiados
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Doenças Transmissíveis
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Euro Surveill
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Noruega