2025
Quantifying disruptions to tuberculosis case detection in Brazilian states during the COVID-19 pandemic
Chitwood M, Menzies N, Bartholomay P, Pelissari D, de Barros Silva Júnior J, Harada L, Johansen F, Maciel E, Castro M, Sanchez M, Warren J, Cohen T. Quantifying disruptions to tuberculosis case detection in Brazilian states during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2025, 54: dyaf146. PMID: 40838691, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaf146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-pandemic levelsTB casesCase detectionCOVID-19 pandemicBrazilian healthcare systemTB notification ratesTB case detectionHealth system disruptionsTuberculosis case detectionCase detection rateMortality dataHealthcare systemIncident TBMeta-regression frameworkTB incidenceNotification ratesSymptomatic TBCase notificationCOVID-19TB controlTB diagnosisBrazilian statesPandemicCareIndividuals
2021
High HIV Detection in a Tertiary Facility in Liberia: Implications and Opportunities
Ogbuagu O, Wachekwa I, Yasin F, Nuta C, Donato S, Toomey J, Adeiza M, Barakat LA. High HIV Detection in a Tertiary Facility in Liberia: Implications and Opportunities. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 117. PMID: 34900617, PMCID: PMC8622250, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing dataNon-pregnant individualsHIV detection rateTertiary facilityPrevention interventionsJohn F. Kennedy Medical CenterHospital-based retrospective analysisSignificant public health challengeStudy periodAnnual diagnosis ratePre-exposure prophylaxisPositive HIV testLarge tertiary hospitalCase detection ratePublic health challengeYears of ageNational prevalence estimatesDetection rateHIV/AIDSAntenatal clinicHIV testHIV testingTertiary hospitalPregnant womenUNAIDS 95
2017
An Adaptive Approach to Locating Mobile HIV Testing Services
Gonsalves GS, Crawford FW, Cleary PD, Kaplan EH, Paltiel AD. An Adaptive Approach to Locating Mobile HIV Testing Services. Medical Decision Making 2017, 38: 262-272. PMID: 28699382, PMCID: PMC5748375, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x17716431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile HIV testingHIV testingMobile HIV testing servicesHIV testing resourcesUndetected HIV infectionHIV testing servicesCase detection ratePublic health agenciesUndiagnosed HIVHIV infectionHIV testHIV prevalenceUnknown prevalenceMore casesHealth agenciesDefinitions of hotspotsPrevalence informationTesting servicesPrevalenceSelection biasDetection rateSearch strategyHIV
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