2025
Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts of Patients With Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in 3 High Tuberculosis Burden Countries
Ntshiqa T, Nagudi J, Hamada Y, Copas A, Stender S, Sabi I, Ntinginya E, Lalashowi J, Matete M, Ntshamane K, Morojele I, Ngobeni M, Mudzengi D, Minja L, Chirwa T, Lönnroth K, Dreyer V, Niemann S, Rangaka M, Charalambous S, Velen K. Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts of Patients With Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in 3 High Tuberculosis Burden Countries. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2025, 232: e448-e458. PMID: 40576297, PMCID: PMC12455307, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyTuberculosis infectionPulmonary tuberculosisHousehold contactsPreventive therapyMicrobiologically confirmed PTBHousehold contacts of patientsWorld Health Organization criteriaQuantiFERON-TB Gold PlusTuberculosis infection prevalenceContacts of patientsTuberculosis burden countriesTuberculosis historyCross-sectional studyXpert UltraOrganization criteriaTherapy guidelinesBurden countriesRisk factorsHighest tuberculosis burden countriesTuberculosis prevalenceTuberculosisTherapyInfectionPrevalence
2024
Impact of active case finding for tuberculosis with mass chest X-ray screening in Glasgow, Scotland, 1950–1963: An epidemiological analysis of historical data
MacPherson P, Stagg H, Schwalb A, Henderson H, Taylor A, Burke R, Rickman H, Miller C, Houben R, Dodd P, Corbett E. Impact of active case finding for tuberculosis with mass chest X-ray screening in Glasgow, Scotland, 1950–1963: An epidemiological analysis of historical data. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004448. PMID: 39499677, PMCID: PMC11537369, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase notification rateActive case findingCase notificationChest X-ray screeningHighest tuberculosis burden countriesInterrupted time series analysisSynthesis of evidenceMultilevel regression modelsPublic health recordsScreening interventionsTuberculosis burden countriesX-ray screeningPost-interventionHealth recordsHigh-burden countriesPre-interventionScreening programmeAnnual rate of declineCase findingContemporaneous interventionsNotification ratesScreening toolBurden countriesBCG vaccination programmeCity wards
2011
Tuberculosis Among Participants in an Academic Global Health Medical Exchange Program
Gardner A, Cohen T, Carter EJ. Tuberculosis Among Participants in an Academic Global Health Medical Exchange Program. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 841-845. PMID: 21359579, PMCID: PMC3138970, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1669-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect medical careTST conversionTB infectionBurden countriesMedical careLow tuberculosis (TB) burden countriesTuberculin skin test conversionSkin test conversionTB endemic areasPre-travel preparationTuberculosis burden countriesHigh-burden countriesLength of stayTB educationTB preventionTB screeningTB testingTest conversionPercentage reportingDevelopment of guidelinesInadequate preDemographic characteristicsLonger durationExchange programsCare
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