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Laurent Gerbaud, Bruno Chabanas, A Perrève, Bureau de l’ADSSU
… a State agency. There was a link with university students’ health services (USHS) by systematic exchange of data, and sometimes the USHS was in charge of this screening and financed for that. In March 2016, a law, applied since January 2017, stopped this obligation, and transfer…
Joyce W.Y. Mak, Joseph J.�Y. Sung
… biologics and biosimilar is imposing a heavy burden on the health-care system. The Asia Pacific Working Group reckons that early use of biologic therapy can improve clinical outcome. Yet a top-down approach, that is, using biologic as first line therapy and step down when stabil…
de Siqueira Filha NT, de Fatima Pessoa Militao de Albuquerque M, Legood R, Rodrigues L, Santos AC
…costs, especially income loss (US$ 749). Conclusions Public health policies may address ways to prevent high patients' costs through the introduction of more accurate algorithms for TB diagnosis to prevent delays in the diagnosis and treatment.
Alice E Taylor, Eisin McDonald, Hazel Henderson, Peter MacPherson
…ted facilitator was structural cohesiveness (integration of health care services, collaboration with community partnerships, and co-ordination of care with social workers or accommodation staff). The most frequently cited barrier was lack of understanding and misconceptions of se…
Tavares AM, Garcia AC, Gama A, Abecasis AB, Viveiros M, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global health problem. The increasing number of cases observed among foreign-born populations contrasts with the decreasing trends observed in later years in some high-income countries. Healthcare providers are key interveners in the …
Sanghmitra Singh, Geetu Singh, Himalaya Singh, Gajendra Vikram Singh
…ntroduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge, with India bearing the highest burden. Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT) is a critical strategy to prevent latent TB infection (LTBI) from progressing to active disease, particularly among household…
Cui Z, Lin D, Chongsuvivatwong V, Graviss EA, Chaiprasert A, et al.
The aims of the study were: (1) compare sociodemographic characteristics among active tuberculosis (TB) cases and their household contacts in cold and hot spot transmission areas, and (2) quantify the influence of locality, genotype and potential determinants on the rates of late…
Duri K, Gumbo FZ, Munjoma PT, Chandiwana P, Mhandire K, et al.
…diagnosis (Option B+), has greatly improved maternal-infant health. Thus, large and increasing numbers of HIV-infected women are on ART during pregnancy, a situation concurrently increasing numbers of HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants. Compared to their HIV-unexposed-uninfecte…
Yuen CM, Majidulla A, Jaswal M, Safdar N, Malik AA, et al.
…sts incurred from when household contacts first entered the health system. We compared the cost per completed course of preventive treatment with either 6 months of daily isoniazid (6H) or 3 months of weekly isoniazid and rifapentine (3HP), delivered by the Indus Health Network t…
Lee MY, Kang SY, Lee WI, Kim MH
… (OECD) country with a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB). Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of TB infection. QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) testing is performed for occupational health screening to detect latent TB infection (LTBI). Methods We evaluated th…
Molebogeng X. Rangaka, Yohhei Hamada, Trinh Duong, Henry Bern, J. Calvert, et al.
…issemination Ethics approval has been obtained from The NHS Health Research Authority (269485). We will share results of the trial in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Trial registration number EudraCT 2019-002592-34; ISRCTN17936038 .
Kuan MM
Background This cross-sectional study was retrospectively performed to assess the trend of tuberculosis (TB) among Taiwan's immigrant workers from highly TB-endemic countries under an intervention of conducting a 4-round follow-up (at 0-3 days and 6, 18, and 30 months post-migrat…
World Health Organization
The global burden of tuberculosis infection and the need to prevent progression to active disease highlight the importance of generating robust and policy-relevant evidence for tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT). This guidance presents a structured framework to support the g…
…eople with, LTBI is an important part of preventing adverse health outcomes, reducing the risk of reactivation and the further spread of tuberculosis in a community. We conducted a health technology assessment of interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for the detection of LTBI, co…
…eople with, LTBI is an important part of preventing adverse health outcomes, reducing the risk of reactivation and the further spread of tuberculosis in a community. We conducted a health technology assessment of interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for the detection of LTBI, co…
Yap P, Tan KHX, Lim WY, Barkham T, Tan LWL, et al.
Objectives This first cross-sectional survey on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in Singapore was performed by utilizing the QuantiFERON Gold In-tube (QFT-GIT) assay to collect data on the prevalence of LTBI and to identify potential risk factors associated with LTBI. Methods…
Khangura SD, Severn M
…remains higher in some occupational settings — particularly health care. Health care workers (HCWs) may be serially screened for TB, although the optimal frequency for cost-effectiveness of serial testing for HCWs remains uncertain. In June 2020, CADTH searched the literature for…
Paul H. Mason
This ethnography of cross-border tuberculosis (TB) healthcare seeking on Daru Island, Papua New Guinea, uncovers the complex interplay between individual experiences and broader social, economic, and political forces shaping TB prevalence and outcomes. Focusing on Aluni and her f…
Yoopetch P, Chitpim N, Jittikoon J, Udomsinprasert W, Thavorncharoensap M, et al.
A tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) can be used to screen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Due to its low cost, TST has been used particularly in underdeveloped countries. The limitations of TST were poor specificity in populations with …
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD
…tent tuberculosis will be recruited from the Baltimore City Health Department. The primary hypothesis is that the incentive intervention will increase the percentage of participants that complete the treatment for latent tuberculosis above the completion rates of participants rec…
Noppert GA, Yang Z, Clarke P, Davidson P, Ye W, et al.
…e-confirmed TB cases reported to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (2004-2012) were analyzed for time-restricted genotypic and/or geospatial clustering. Cases with both types of clustering were used as a proxy for recent, local transmission. Modified, multivari…
Greenaway C, Pareek M, Abou Chakra CN, Walji M, Makarenko I, et al.
…eatment completion will have greatest individual and public health benefit.
Zhang C, O'Connor S, Smith-Jeffcoat SE, Rodriguez DF, Guo H, et al.
…Tuberculosis (TB) infection prevention and control (IPC) in healthcare facilities is key to reducing transmission risk. A framework for systematically improving TB IPC through training and mentorship was implemented in 9 healthcare facilities in China from 2017 to 2019. Methods F…
E Freire Rodrigues, Andreia Leite, M Cabral, G Duarte, Ana Paula Lerner Marques, et al.
…o the intense population flows in Amadora, the local public health unit recommended the persistence of BCG vaccination to all residents of the municipality. Key messages Georeferecing supported our recommendation to mantain a universal BCG vaccination policy. Georeferencing assoc…
Oxlade O, Benedetti A, Adjobimey M, Alsdurf H, Anagonou S, et al.
…ousehold contacts, will require major efforts to strengthen health systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a health systems intervention to strengthen management for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in household contacts of c…