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Optimal tuberculosis case-finding methodologies for field trials of new tuberculosis vaccines in young children [PDF]

, 2013
Includes bibliographical references.There is paucity of evidence to guide case-finding strategies in field trials of new tuberculosis vaccines conducted in young children.
Moyo, Sizulu
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Tuberculosis control in a South African community with high HIV prevalence: the role of intensified case-finding and antiretroviral therapy [PDF]

This thesis investigates active TB case finding and antiretroviral therapy for tuberculosis control in a setting with high HIV prevalence in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kranzer, Katharina
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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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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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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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IJCM_310A: Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis in outreach centres of a medical college in Puducherry, India: A Mixed Methods Study on Outcomes and Implementation Challenges

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from a curable infectious disease and is responsible for 9.9 million new cases and 1.3 million deaths. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low and middle-income countries.
Binoth E Navilson, Rajesh Kumar Konduru
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Missed opportunity for tuberculosis case detection in household contacts in a high burden setting

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012
Contact investigation remains an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) control, yet missed opportunities to trace, medically examine, and treat close contacts of newly diagnosed index TB cases persist.
Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi, Hassard Sempeera, Justin List, Christopher Whalen   +3 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Impact of Active Case Finding on Treatment Outcomes in Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2021
The objective: to assess the effect of active finding of tuberculosis cases on the frequency of bacterial excretion, lung tissue destruction, and treatment outcomes.Subjects and Methods.
S. А. Sterlikov, V. B. Gаlkin, B. M. Mаliev, А. А. Shirokovа, V. А. Khorotetto, А. S. Mаyzhegishevа   +5 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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