2013
‘Cough officer’ nurses in a general medical clinic successfully detect drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis
Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Catterick K, Moll AP, Friedland GH. ‘Cough officer’ nurses in a general medical clinic successfully detect drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis. Public Health Action 2013, 3: 46-50. PMID: 25392815, PMCID: PMC4226409, DOI: 10.5588/pha.12.0056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneral medical clinicDrug-resistant tuberculosisMedical clinicsClinic attendeesTB suspectsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patientsHigh HIV prevalence settingsZiehl-NeelsenProportion of patientsHIV prevalence settingsCulture-positive casesResource-limited settingsWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningVirus patientsHigh HIVResistant tuberculosisPatient populationTB prevalencePrevalence settingsReferral laboratoryTuberculosisDrug resistancePatientsClinic
2007
Implementation Issues in Tuberculosis/HIV Program Collaboration and Integration: 3 Case Studies
Friedland G, Harries A, Coetzee D. Implementation Issues in Tuberculosis/HIV Program Collaboration and Integration: 3 Case Studies. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2007, 196: s114-s123. PMID: 17624820, DOI: 10.1086/518664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIV service integrationHIV service integrationNeeds of patientsPublic health approachWorld Health OrganizationHIV diseaseNational TuberculosisHIV programsHIV interactionsInfection influenceHealth approachSuccessful outcomeTuberculosisDiseaseHealth OrganizationLarge national programProgram settingsSmall demonstration projectsMost settingsOutcomesImplementation of programsProgram collaborationNational programLarge populationService integration