2022
Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia
Saranjav A, Parisi C, Zhou X, Dorjnamjil K, Samdan T, Erdenebaatar S, Chuluun A, Dalkh T, Ganbaatar G, Brooks MB, Spiegelman D, Ganmaa D, Davis JL. Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061229. PMID: 35973702, PMCID: PMC9386240, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health centersTB preventive therapyRoutine surveillance dataHealth centersHousehold contactsCohort studyPreventive therapyTB careTB dispensariesRetrospective cross-sectional cohort studyCross-sectional cohort studySurveillance dataActive TB treatmentGuideline-adherent careHealth system predictorsQuality of tuberculosisOdds of patientsHealth system factorsQuality improvement interventionsLow-quality careCare cascadeTB screeningTB treatmentTuberculosis careIndex patients
2021
Provincial trends in Legionnaires’ disease are not explained by population structure in Denmark, 2015 to 2018
Cassell K, Thomas-Lopez D, Kjelsø C, Uldum S. Provincial trends in Legionnaires’ disease are not explained by population structure in Denmark, 2015 to 2018. Eurosurveillance 2021, 26: 2000036. PMID: 34169817, PMCID: PMC8229376, DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2021.26.25.2000036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of LDAge groupsSex distributionHigh incidenceIncidence of diseaseHighest annual incidenceRoutine surveillance dataUnexplained high incidencePoisson regression modelsAnnual incidenceIncidenceLD casesSurveillance dataDiseaseDisease incidenceDanish provinceLD incidenceHomogenous populationRegression modelsAgeProvincial trendsRiskYearly trendsPopulationGroup
2019
Estimating the burden of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka; a systematic review
Warnasekara J, Koralegedara I, Agampodi S. Estimating the burden of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka; a systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 119. PMID: 30727968, PMCID: PMC6364467, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3655-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewPooled case fatality ratioCumulative annual incidenceMortality of leptospirosisBurden of leptospirosisConclusionOur systematic reviewCase fatality ratioCurrent Contents ConnectRelevant full textsRoutine surveillance dataFull-text reviewBIOSIS Citation IndexMethodA systematic reviewGoogle Scholar databasesCommon organAnnual incidenceHospitalization ratesTrue burdenDisease burdenBurden estimatesBIOSIS PreviewsCitation IndexKCI-Korean Journal DatabaseAnnual caseloadFatality ratio
2013
Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova
Jenkins HE, Ciobanu A, Plesca V, Crudu V, Galusca I, Soltan V, Cohen T. Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2013, 17: 373-380. PMID: 23407226, PMCID: PMC3710709, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntitubercular AgentsContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHumansInstitutionalizationLeast-Squares AnalysisLinear ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMoldovaMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePrisonersProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMDR-TB patientsRisk factorsHighest MDR-TB ratesDrug resistanceGreater lung pathologyMDR-TB ratesAnti-tuberculosis treatmentIndependent risk factorHuman immunodeficiency virusTB drug resistanceContinuity of careRoutine surveillance dataTuberculosis patientsResistant tuberculosisImmunodeficiency virusLung pathologyTreatment adherenceRetrospective analysisHigh riskPatientsSociodemographic factorsCommunity careSurveillance dataStudy period
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