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    Screening for Infectious Diseases on Arrival and Integrated Healthcare for Refugees and Asylum Seekers During the First Months After Arrival

    Germany’s experiences during the arrival of a large number of refugees in 2015 and 2016 have revealed a substantial need for coordinated and integrated healthcare. This includes evidence-based management and p...

    Berit Lange, Annabelle Bockey, Winfried Kern, Siegbert Rieg in Refugee Migration and Health (2019)

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    Effect modification of the association between comorbidities and severe course of COVID-19 disease by age of study participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Comprehensive evidence synthesis on the associations between comorbidities and behavioural factors with hospitalisation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and death due to COVID-19 is required for deriving ...

    Nathalie Verónica Fernández Villalobos, Jördis Jennifer Ott in Systematic Reviews (2021)

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    Reducing burden from respiratory infections in refugees and immigrants: a systematic review of interventions in OECD, EU, EEA and EU-applicant countries

    Respiratory diseases are a major reason for refugees and other immigrants seeking health care in countries of arrival. The burden of respiratory diseases in refugees is exacerbated by sometimes poor living con...

    Jan-Frederic Lambert, Katarina Stete, James Balmford in BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)

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    Occurrence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is associated with geographical origin: spatial characteristics of the Frankfurt TB cohort 2013–2018

    Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by M. tuberculosis complex (MTB) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is its classical manifestation. However, in some regions of the world, extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) seems to be more frequ...

    Nils Wetzstein, Alena-Pauline Drummer, Annabelle Bockey, Eva Herrmann in Infection (2023)