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Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review [PDF]

The Lancet Public Health, 2021
BackgroundCommunity-based active case-finding interventions might identify and treat more people with tuberculosis disease than standard case detection. We aimed to assess whether active case-finding interventions can affect tuberculosis epidemiology in the wider community.MethodsWe did a systematic review by searching PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and ...
Rachael M. Burke, Marriott Nliwasa, Helena R. A. Feasey, Lelia H. Chaisson, Jonathan E. Golub, Fahd Naufal, Adrienne E. Shapiro, Maria Rosario, L Telisinghe, Helen Ayles, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Peter MacPherson   +11 more
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National Active Case-Finding Program for Tuberculosis in Prisons, Peru, 2024. [PDF]

Emerg Infect Dis
Abstract From January to September 2024, a national active case-finding program in Peru’s prisons screened more than 38,000 incarcerated persons for tuberculosis using chest radiography with automated interpretation and rapid molecular diagnostics, yielding a tuberculosis prevalence of 2,800 per 100,000 persons, with 11.4% of cases ...
Jung E, Alarcón VA, Solís Tupes WS, Avalos-Cruz T, Tovar M, Abregu E, Yang MZ, Andrews JR, Huaman MA.   +8 more
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Comparison of yield and relative costs of different screening algorithms for tuberculosis in active case-finding: a cross-section study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Part of tuberculosis (TB) patients were missed if symptomatic screening was based on the main TB likely symptoms. This study conducted to compare the yield and relative costs of different TB screening algorithms in active case-finding in the ...
Fei Zhao, Canyou Zhang, Chongguang Yang, Yinyin Xia, Jin Xing, Guolong Zhang, Lin Xu, Xiaomeng Wang, Wei Lu, Jianwei Li, Feiying Liu, Dingwen Lin, Jianlin Wu, Xin Shen, Shuangyi Hou, Yanling Yu, Dongmei Hu, Chunyi Fu, Lixia Wang, Jun Cheng, Hui Zhang   +20 more
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An evaluation of innovative community-based approaches and systematic tuberculosis screening to improve tuberculosis case detection in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017
Background: National tuberculosis (TB) programmes globally rely heavily on passive case finding for detecting TB in the community as advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Daniel C Oshi, Joachim C Omeje, Sarah N Oshi, Isaac N Alobu, Ngozi E Chukwu, Chukwuemeka Nwokocha, Obiageli F Emelumadu, Chidubem L Ogbudebe, Anthony O Meka, Kingsley N Ukwaja   +9 more
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Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients detected by active case finding under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme during 2018 in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: In India, the active case-finding (ACF) strategy began in 2017 under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme to find its missing tuberculosis (TB) cases.
Mahendra Singh, Yogesh Bahurupi, Abhishek Sharma, Surekha Kishore, Pradeep Aggarwal, Bhavna Jain, Ajeet Singh Bhadoria, Navuluri Kranthi Kumar Reddy   +7 more
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Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Nuh, Haryana, is one of India’s least developed districts. To improve TB case notifications, ZMQ carried out an active case-finding (ACF) intervention conducted by community health workers (MIRAs) using a digital TB storytelling platform to create TB ...
Subhi Quraishi, Hilmi Quraishi, Hemlata Yadav, Ayushi Singh, Ilmana Fasih, Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez, Lavanya Huria, Tripti Pande, Olive Mumba, Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni, Amera Khan   +10 more
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High utility of active tuberculosis case finding in an Ethiopian prison [PDF]

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2018
Hawassa Prison, Southern Region of Ethiopia.To determine the burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) using active case finding among prisoners.In this cross-sectional study, prisoners were screened for TB using a symptom screen. Those with cough of 2 weeks had spot and morning sputum samples collected for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy and ...
Merid, Y., Woldeamanuel, Y., Abebe, M., Datiko, Daniel, Hailu, T., Habtamu, G., Assefa, G., Kempker, R. R., Blumberg, H. M., Aseffa, A.   +9 more
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Evaluating the yield of systematic screening for tuberculosis among three priority groups in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background In order to end tuberculosis (TB), it is necessary to expand coverage of TB care services, including systematic screening initiatives.
Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Andrew James Codlin, Rachel Jeanette Forse, Nga Thuy Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen Vu, Giang Truong Le, Vinh Van Truong, Giang Chau Do, Ha Minh Dang, Lan Huu Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Jens Levy, Knut Lonnroth, S. Bertel Squire, Maxine Caws   +15 more
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Population-wide active case finding as a strategy to end TB. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health West Pac
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite available tools for preventing, finding, and treating TB, many people with TB remain undiagnosed. In high-incidence settings, TB transmission is ubiquitous within the community, affecting both high-risk groups and the general population.
Nguyen TA, Jing Teo AK, Zhao Y, Quelapio M, Hill J, Morishita F, Marais BJ, Marks GB.   +7 more
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The cost-effectiveness of incentive-based active case finding for tuberculosis (TB) control in the private sector Karachi, Pakistan

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background In Asia, over 50% of patients with symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) access health care from private providers. These patients are usually not notified to the National TB Control Programs, which contributes to low notification rates in many ...
Hamidah Hussain, Amani Thomas Mori, Aamir J. Khan, Saira Khowaja, Jacob Creswell, Thorkild Tylleskar, Bjarne Robberstad   +6 more
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