2022
National survey in South Africa reveals high tuberculosis prevalence among previously treated people
Marx FM, Hesseling AC, Martinson N, Theron G, Cohen T. National survey in South Africa reveals high tuberculosis prevalence among previously treated people. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2022, 22: 1273. PMID: 36029778, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00494-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons
Dos Santos P, da Silva Santos A, de Oliveira R, da Silva B, Soares T, Martinez L, Verma R, Andrews J, Croda J. Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 2115-2121. PMID: 34718459, PMCID: PMC9258923, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationTuberculosis screeningMycobacterial loadHigh prevalenceSputum samplesMass screeningHigh tuberculosis prevalenceHigh-risk groupHigher mycobacterial loadPositive samplesTuberculosis casesPrevalence settingsTuberculosis prevalenceLow prevalenceSingle positive samplePrevalenceActive casesHealth Organization
2013
Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening and Treatment in an Urban Setting
Morano JP, Walton MR, Zelenev A, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening and Treatment in an Urban Setting. Journal Of Community Health 2013, 38: 941-950. PMID: 23728822, PMCID: PMC3781590, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9704-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoniazid preventative therapyLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testSelf-administered therapyActive tuberculosisRecent incarcerationNew latent tuberculosis infectionsPositive tuberculin skin testMobile outreach clinicHigh tuberculosis prevalenceMultivariate logistic regressionInner-city populationDOT participantsLTBI treatmentObserved therapyTuberculosis infectionPreventative therapySkin testChest radiographsTuberculosis prevalenceOutreach clinicsCXR screeningHealthcare clinicsYounger ageSimilar outcomes
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