2025
The concentration of tuberculosis within Paraguay’s Indigenous population, 2018–2022: a retrospective population-based study
Medina A, Sussman J, Sosa N, Valdez M, Andrews J, Croda J, Sanabria G, Sequera G, Aguirre S, Walter K. The concentration of tuberculosis within Paraguay’s Indigenous population, 2018–2022: a retrospective population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 47: 101140. PMID: 40546884, PMCID: PMC12182337, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersons deprived of libertyIndigenous populationRelative risk of TBPersons deprivedRisk of TBNon-Indigenous populationsIncarcerated individualsTB casesIndigenous individualsRelative riskMetropolitan areaRetrospective population-based studyPopulation-based studyIncidence rate of tuberculosisLibertyHeightened riskTreatment programmeParaguayGlobal incidence rateRate of tuberculosisTB incidenceCase notificationTB diagnosisCharacterise trendsMeasured trends
2024
Community-based active-case finding for tuberculosis: navigating a complex minefield
MacPherson P, Shanaube K, Phiri M, Rickman H, Horton K, Feasey H, Corbett E, Burke R, Rangaka M. Community-based active-case finding for tuberculosis: navigating a complex minefield. BMC Global And Public Health 2024, 2: 9. PMID: 39681899, PMCID: PMC11622870, DOI: 10.1186/s44263-024-00042-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive case findingCommunity-based active case-findingCommunity-based ACFImpact of active case findingChest X-ray screeningPrimary care servicesPublic health practitionersHealth system participantsScale-up of treatmentRisk of TBElimination of TBStructural risk factorsHealth promotionPopulation-level impactScreening guidelinesSynthesise evidenceX-ray screeningCare servicesHigh-burden countriesHealth servicesHealth practitionersEffective scale-upCase findingEvidence baseTB transmissionExcess tuberculosis risk during and following incarceration in Paraguay: a retrospective cohort study
Sequera G, Estigarribia-Sanabria G, Aguirre S, Piñanez C, Martinez L, Lopez-Olarte R, Andrews J, Walter K, Croda J, Garcia-Basteiro A. Excess tuberculosis risk during and following incarceration in Paraguay: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 31: 100668. PMID: 38500958, PMCID: PMC10945421, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeople deprived of libertyMonths of incarcerationDuration of incarcerationRisk factors associated with TBPrison environmentIncarcerated individualsInstitution-level factorsIncarcerationPrisonTB control measuresFactors associated with TBHealth of peopleRisk of TBNational censusTB notification ratesLibertyRate of TBRisk of tuberculosisRetrospective cohort studyIncreased risk of tuberculosisTB programsAlarming riskParaguayPeopleCox regression models
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