2022
Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study
Soares T, de Oliveira R, Liu Y, da Silva Santos A, dos Santos P, Monte L, de Oliveira L, Park C, Hwang E, Andrews J, Croda J. Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022, 17: 100388. PMID: 36776567, PMCID: PMC9904090, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest X-rayWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningPrevious TBInterpretation algorithmsAbnormality scoreXpert MTB/RIFSputum bacillary loadSystematic Tuberculosis ScreeningMultivariable logistic regressionMTB/RIFCross-sectional studyEffective triage toolX-ray imagesTB symptomsClinical characteristicsBacillary loadPrior TBTuberculosis screeningTriage testUS National InstitutesAlgorithm accuracyTriage toolStandardized questionnaireConfirmatory testing
2020
Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons
Lima F, Santos A, Oliveira R, Silva C, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Croda J. Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons. Journal Of Clinical Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2020, 19: 100148. PMID: 32099908, PMCID: PMC7031315, DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsOral swabsPulmonary tuberculosisSwab testingAmplification testsMTB/RIF UltraMass screening studyOral swab samplingCourse of illnessScreening studySputum cultureXpert testingBacillary loadMycobacterial loadCase findingSputumXpertSwabsTuberculosisFurther studiesSwab samplingParticipantsComparable sensitivityPrison inmatesIndividuals