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Impact of intensified tuberculosis case finding at health facilities on case notifications in Cameroon: A controlled interrupted time series analysis.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
There is a large gap between the number of people who develop tuberculosis (TB) and those who are diagnosed, treated and notified, with only an estimated 71% of people with TB notified globally in 2019.
Zourriyah Adamou Mana, Chrysal Ngouateu Beaudou, Kamga Fotue Jean Hilaire, Joceline Konso, Carole Ndahbove, Yvonne Waindim, Maurice Ganava, Toussaint Malama, Christian Matip, Paul Meoto, Irene Adeline Goupeyou Wandji, Mercy Fundoh, Cyrille Mbuli, Vuchas Comfort, Pride Teyim, Sandra Alba, Jacob Creswell, Vincent Mbassa, Melissa Sander   +18 more
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Does intensified case finding increase tuberculosis case notification among children in resource-poor settings? A report from Nigeria

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2016
Objective/Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Passive case detection in national TB programmes is associated with low case notification, especially in children.
Daniel C Oshi, Joseph N Chukwu, Charles C Nwafor, Anthony O Meka, Nelson O Madichie, Chidubem L Ogbudebe, Ugochukwu U Onyeonoro, Joy N Ikebudu, Ngozi Ekeke, Moses C Anyim, Kingsley N Ukwaja, Emmanuel N Aguwa   +11 more
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Finding missing TB cases in Northern Nigeria [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: Despite recent progress in TB notification rates, 6.2% of the 3.1 million ‘missing’ people with TB globally are from Nigeria. Identifying these ‘missing’ cases will improve TB control efforts in Nigeria.
S.A. Omotayo, O. Chukwuogo, C. Ogbudebe, D. Egbule, P. Opara, T. Bot, E. Chukwu, P. Nwadike, I. Gordon, C. Ezekhaigbe, A. Yakubu, B. Odume   +11 more
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Implementation of Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding among People Living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A cross sectional study

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Intensified Case Finding (ICF) is a cost-effective strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control and improving quality of life however, its implementation by health workers is generally reported as low in Uganda.
David Okello, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Justine Namakula, Esther Buryegyeya   +3 more
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Intensified tuberculosis case finding among malnourished children in nutritional rehabilitation centres of Karnataka, India: missed opportunities.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundSevere acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of malnutrition affecting children under-five and is associated with many infectious diseases including Tuberculosis (TB).
Prashant G Bhat, Ajay M V Kumar, Balaji Naik, Srinath Satyanarayana, Deepak Kg, Sreenivas A Nair, Suryakanth Md, Einar Heldal, Donald A Enarson, Anthony J Reid   +9 more
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Evaluation of intensified case finding of tuberculosis using four symptom complex screening through reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance (RE-AIM) framework in Puducherry [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM) significantly increasing the risk of developing TB and leading to poor treatment outcomes. The End TB Strategy and
Subalakshmi Subramaniyan, Rajalakshmi Mahendran, Kalaiselvan Ganapathy   +2 more
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Effect of antiretroviral therapy on the diagnostic accuracy of symptom screening for intensified tuberculosis case finding in a South African HIV clinic. [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012
BACKGROUND: Current symptom screening algorithms for intensified tuberculosis case finding or prior to isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were derived from antiretroviral-naive cohorts.
A. Boulle, Ayles, Bossuyt, Cain, Corbett, Corbett, Day, G. Maartens, G. van Cutsem, Getahun, J. R. Glynn, Kimerling, Kufa, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, M. X. Rangaka, Mohammed, Moore, Ngowi, R. Goliath, R. J. Wilkinson, S. Mathee, Shah   +24 more
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Role of routine abdominal ultrasonography in intensified tuberculosis case finding algorithms at HIV clinics in high TB burden settings [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background High proportion of TB in people living with HIV (PLHIV) is undiagnosed. Due to this active TB case finding is recommended for HIV clinics in high TB burden countries.
Sonam Spalgais, Upasna Agarwal, Rohit Sarin, Devesh Chauhan, Anita Yadav, Anand Jaiswal   +5 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]

Lancet Infect Dis, 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. We systematically reviewed studies of intensified case finding published between January, 1994, and April, 2009. In 78 eligible studies, the number of people with tuberculosis detected during
Kranzer K, Houben RM, Glynn JR, Bekker LG, Wood R, Lawn SD.   +5 more
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Intensified or Routine Case Finding for Pulmonary Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients: Which is Better? [PDF]

Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2015
Background: Intensified strategy includes special attention to the symptoms such as cough (more than two weeks), fever (more than three weeks), night sweats (more than three weeks), and weight loss (more than 3 kg per month). If any of the above symptoms
Hamidreza Tabatabaee, Parvin Afsar-kazerooni, Yousef Alimohamadi, Alireza Hasanabadi, Fatemeh Khavandegaran, Katayoun Tayeri, Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Jafar Hasanzadeh   +7 more
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