Ukraine surveillance data suggest high tuberculosis (TB) incidence, including multidrug resistance. Of 299 newcomers from Ukraine screened in San Francisco, California, USA, by using an interferon-γ-release-assay (IGRA) and chest radiograph, 7.4% were IGRA positive and 1 had laboratory-confirmed pansusceptible TB. Screening with IGRA and chest radiograph can help characterize TB risk.
Keywords: California; IGRA; San Francisco; TB; U4U; Ukraine; United States; Uniting for Ukraine Tuberculosis Screening Experience; bacteria; interferon-γ-release assay; parolees; screening; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.