2022
Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision making
de Villiers AK, Dye C, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Marx FM. Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision making. Epidemics 2022, 38: 100540. PMID: 35093849, PMCID: PMC8983993, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-burden settingsTB casesTB prevalenceChest radiographyAdditional TB casesCase-finding yieldTB prevalence estimatesHigh-burden populationsCommunity-randomized trialNumber of screeningsTB controlXpert UltraScreening roundNotification ratesPrevalence estimatesTuberculosisPrevalenceDigital chest radiographyScreeningTrialsInterventionRadiography
2020
Yield, Efficiency, and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons
da Silva Santos A, de Oliveira R, Lemos EF, Lima F, Cohen T, Cords O, Martinez L, Gonçalves C, Ko A, Andrews JR, Croda J. Yield, Efficiency, and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 771-777. PMID: 32064514, PMCID: PMC7935388, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXpert MTB/RIFMTB/RIFChest radiographySputum Xpert MTB/RIFHigh TB burden countriesFourth-generation assaysScreening algorithmTB burden countriesSputum testingTB casesTB screeningBurden countriesProspective studySputum testSymptom assessmentChest radiographsScreening testPositivity thresholdMass screeningTuberculosisMore casesDiagnostic algorithmDiagnostic testsMajor causeScreening strategy