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Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of HIV-related mortality. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is being rolled out globally to improve TB diagnostic capacity.
Andrew F. Auld, Tefera Agizew, Anikie Mathoma, Rosanna Boyd, Anand Date, Sherri L. Pals, Christopher Serumola, Unami Mathebula, Heather Alexander, Tedd V. Ellerbrock, Goabaone Rankgoane-Pono, Pontsho Pono, James C. Shepherd, Katherine Fielding, Alison D. Grant, Alyssa Finlay   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

The moderating role of perceived organisational support in breaking the silence of public accountants [PDF]

, 2018
This paper reports the results of a survey with public accountants in Barbados on their intention to report a superior’s unethical behaviour. Specifically, it investigates to what extent perceived organisational support (POS) in audit organisations would
Alleyne, Philmore, Haniffa, Roszaini, Hudaib, Mohammad   +2 more
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High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis but low sensitivity of symptom screening among HIV-infected pregnant women in South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Symptom screening is a recommended component of intensified case-finding (ICF) for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among HIV-infected individuals. Symptomatic individuals are further investigated to either exclude or diagnose pulmonary TB, thus reducing the ...
Christopher J Hoffmann, Ebrahim Variava, Modiehi Rakgokong, Katlego Masonoke, Martin van der Watt, Richard E Chaisson, Neil A Martinson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The incidence of tuberculosis among hiv-positive individuals with high CD4 counts: implications for policy [PDF]

, 2016
Intensified case finding (ICF) and earlier antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation are strategies to reduce burden of HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB). We describe incidence of and associated factors for TB among HIV-positive individuals with CD4 counts >
Gavin Churchyard, Martien Borgdorff, Salome Charalambous, Suzanne Verver, Tendesayi Kufa, Victor Mngomezulu, Violet Chihota   +6 more
core   +7 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Community Health Workers for intensified case-finding: experience from South Africa’s COVID-19 response

South African Health Review, 2022
On 30 March 2020, the South African President proclaimed the need for intensive community screening and testing, utilising community health workers to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to scale up and expand local, district and provincial case investigation.
Lindiwe Madikizela, Marang Matlala, Ofentse Mosikare   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Diagnostic performance of GeneXpert in tuberculosis-HIV co-infected patients at Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southeastern Ethiopia: A cross sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundGeneXpert is a new introduction in the diagnostic modality to fight tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) under the program of intensified TB case finding.
Abebe Sorsa, Muhammedawel Kaso
doaj   +1 more source

Yield of intensified tuberculosis case-finding activities using Xpert^® MTB/RIF among risk groups in Nepal [PDF]

Public Health Action, 2016
Twenty-two districts of Nepal, where intensified case-finding (ICF) activities for tuberculosis (TB) were implemented among risk groups under the TB REACH initiative in collaboration with the National TB Programme from July 2013 to November 2015.To assess the yield of TB screening using an algorithm with smear microscopy followed by Xpert(®) MTB/RIF.A ...
S, Khanal, S, Baral, P, Shrestha, M, Puri, S, Kandel, B, Lamichanne, H, Elsey, M, Brouwer, S, Goel, P, Chinnakali   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A survey on undiagnosed active pulmonary tuberculosis among pregnant mothers in mekelle and surrounding Districts in Tigray, Ethiopia

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017
Objective/Background: To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases and sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of symptom combinations for undiagnosed TB infection in human ...
Dawit Gebreegziabiher, Kelemework Adane, Markos Abebe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The catalytic role of beta effect in barotropization processes [PDF]

, 2012
The vertical structure of freely evolving, continuously stratified, quasi-geostrophic flow is investigated. We predict the final state organization, and in particular its vertical structure, using statistical mechanics and these predictions are tested ...
Griffies, S. M., Vallis, Geoffrey K., Venaille, Antoine   +2 more
core   +3 more sources