The hidden burden: a regional study revealing the substantial burden and distinct epidemiology of asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis in Southern China [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground The clinical spectrum of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) ranges from symptomatic to asymptomatic disease, yet the burden and epidemiology of asymptomatic PTB remain poorly characterized.
Huiying Feng +7 more
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From 3ptl-to passive : incipient, emergent and established passives [PDF]
, 2010 This paper explores, in some detail, the development of third person plural impersonal constructions into passive ones with the aim of determining the conditions most conducive to the emergence of a canonical passive, i.e.
Siewierska, Anna +2 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives: Our objective was to compare the characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) identified through “extended contact screening” (ECS) with those of patients identified through routine passive case finding (PCF).
Mahboob Ul Haq +6 more
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Trials, 2020 Background Cambodia has made notable progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). However, these gains are impeded by a significant proportion of undiagnosed cases.
Alvin Kuo Jing Teo +9 more
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A comparison between passive and active case finding in TB control in the Arkhangelsk region [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014 Background: In Russia, active case finding (ACF) for certain population groups has been practiced uninterruptedly for many decades, but no studies comparing ACF and passive case finding (PCF) approaches in Russia have been published.
Vladimir N. Kuznetsov +4 more
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Risk factors for inadequate TB case finding in Rural Western Kenya: a comparison of actively and passively identified TB patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The findings of a prevalence survey conducted in western Kenya, in a population with 14.9% HIV prevalence suggested inadequate case finding. We found a high burden of infectious and largely undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), that a quarter of the ...
Anna H Van't Hoog +8 more
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Comparing Catastrophic Costs: Active vs. Passive Tuberculosis Case Finding in Urban Vietnam
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Active case finding (ACF) is a strategy that aims to identify people with tuberculosis (TB) earlier in their disease. This outreach approach may lead to a reduction in catastrophic cost incurrence (costs exceeding 20% of annual household income), a main ...
Luong V. Dinh +19 more
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Role of community-based active case finding in screening tuberculosis in Yunnan province of China
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2019 Background The barriers to access diagnosis and receive treatment, in addition to insufficient case identification and reporting, lead to tuberculosis (TB) spreads in communities, especially among hard-to-reach populations.
Jin-Ou Chen +10 more
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Decision tree for passive case finding and household contact investigations.
, 2023 Decision tree for passive case finding and household contact investigations.
Dickens Odongo (17692177) +2 more
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Implementing tuberculosis close-contact investigation in a Tertiary Hospital in Iran
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018 Background: Close contact investigation is the essential key in tuberculosis (TB) case finding and an effective strategy for TB control program within any society. Methods: In this prospective study, 1186 close family contacts of hospitalized TB patients
Masoud Shamaei +3 more
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