2018
The impact of digital health technologies on tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review
Ngwatu B, Nsengiyumva N, Oxlade O, Mappin-Kasirer B, Nguyen N, Jaramillo E, Falzon D, Schwartzman K, Abubakar I, Alipanah N, Bastos M, Boccia D, Chin D, Cohen T, Davis J, Denkinger C, Falzon D, Fielding K, Fox G, Free C, Garfein R, Hayward A, Jaramillo E, Lester R, Lewis J, Mappin-Kasirer B, Marx F, Menzies D, Migliori G, Nahid P, Ngwatu B, Nsengiyumva N, Nguyen N, Oxlade O, Schwartzman K, Siddiqi K, Story A, Thomas B, Trajman A, Yassin M. The impact of digital health technologies on tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal 2018, 51: 1701596. PMID: 29326332, PMCID: PMC5764088, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01596-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-observed therapyMedication monitorsStandard careObservational studyTreatment completion ratesTB treatment adherenceProbability of cureTreatment of personsPerson DOTActive tuberculosisTB careClinical outcomesTreatment adherenceTuberculosis treatmentPatient outcomesTreatment completionControl groupTreatment dosesSystematic reviewDigital health technologiesShort message serviceEffect estimatesTuberculosisDigital interventionsCare
2017
Bringing patient-centered tuberculosis diagnosis into the light of day
Davis JL. Bringing patient-centered tuberculosis diagnosis into the light of day. BMC Medicine 2017, 15: 219. PMID: 29258526, PMCID: PMC5738029, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-017-0992-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmear microscopySame-day sputum smear microscopyTB diagnostic toolsPatient-centered TB careEnd TB Strategy goalsPatient-centered careSputum smear microscopyPatient-centered servicesTuberculosis deathsTB careTB StrategyTuberculosis diagnosisDiagnostic careCatastrophic costsRecent evidenceCareDiagnostic toolRelated articles