The cost-effectiveness of incentive-based active case finding for tuberculosis (TB) control in the private sector Karachi, Pakistan [PDF]
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 +6 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseActive-case finding (ACF) using chest X-ray is an essential method of finding and diagnosing Tuberculosis (TB) cases that may be missed in Indonesia’s routine TB case finding. This study compares active and passive TB case-finding strategies.
John Silwanus Kaku +7 more
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Reaching the underserved: Active tuberculosis case finding in urban slums in southeastern Nigeria
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015 Background: Nigeria ranks 10th among 22 high TB burden countries with low TB case detection that relies on passive case finding. Although there is increasing body of evidence that active case finding (ACF) has improved TB case finding in urban slums in ...
Chidubem L Ogbudebe +10 more
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Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2021 This work was made possible through grants provided by the WHO Global TB Programme. RMB, ELC, and PM hold Wellcome fellowships: 203905/Z/16/Z (RMB), 200901/Z/16/Z (ELC), and 206575/Z/17/Z (PM).
Nliwasa, Marriott +11 more
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Modelling active case-finding strategies for tuberculosis in urban India [PDF]
, 2021 India harbours the world’s largest burden of tuberculosis, with approximately 27% of the estimated global burden. Although considerable measures have been taken since the roll-out of the End TB strategy, in 2015, to increase case detection and improve ...
Cilloni, Lucia
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Historical Active Case Finding Data
, 2023 Active case-fiding data generated through mobile X-ray based screening for TB in Pakistan. This dataset contains aggregate and anonymized data for active case finding interventions called "chest camps". Each row in the dataset corresponds to summary data
Syed Zaidi (13859261)
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Feasibility, yield, and cost of active tuberculosis case finding linked to a mobile HIV service in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization is currently developing guidelines on screening for tuberculosis disease to inform national screening strategies. This process is complicated by significant gaps in knowledge regarding mass screening.
Govindasamy, Darshini +36 more
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Yield of HIV-associated tuberculosis during intensified case finding in resource-limited settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2010 Intensified case finding is the regular screening for evidence of tuberculosis in people infected with HIV, at high risk of HIV, or living in congregate settings.
Lawn, Stephen D +5 more
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Active TB Case Finding: Guidance Document
, 2023 Government of India guidelines for active case finding for tuberculosis in ...
Central TB Division (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) (14293604)
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Implementation of tuberculosis intensive case finding, isoniazid preventive therapy, and infection control ("Three I's") and HIV-tuberculosis service integration in lower income countries [PDF]
, 2016 World Health Organization advocates for integration of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) services and recommends intensive case finding (ICF), isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), and infection control ("Three I's") for TB prevention and control among persons living ...
M Katherine Charles +50 more
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