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Farias R, Couto I, Pingarilho M, Fronteira I
… purpose to a purposeful sample of 100 immigrants attending health services in an NGO in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal. Results The prevalence of HIV-TB extrapulmonary coinfection and HIV infection was 1% ( n = 1) and 17% ( n = 17), respectively. Only 1 immigrant had …
Sulis G, Carvalho ACC, Capone S, Hamada Y, Giorgetti PF, et al.
Background Although the management of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) is a core component of the End TB Strategy, there is limited information about the status of implementation of such interventions in most African countries. Methods A web-based survey involving the 47 count…
Daniel Westreich, Annelies Van Rie, Jabulani Ncayiyana, Michael Emch, Audrey Pettifor
…ntacts of TB cases, people living with HIV, gold miners and health care workers, but little is known about the burden of LTBI in its general population. Methods Using a community-based survey with random sampling, we examined the burden of LTBI in an urban township of Johannesbur…
Per Bjorkman, MD, PhD
… involved, such as poverty, lack of education and access to healthcare. Infectious diseases constitute important threats to maternal health in resource-limited settings. Tuberculosis (TB) is reported to be the third leading cause of maternal death globally. Furthermore, TB can be…
Kawatsu L, Uchimura K, Kobayashi M, Ishikawa N
…om the national TB surveillance and other published data on health of inmates, where appropriate. Continuous variables were compared using student independent samples t-test. Proportions were compared using χ 2 or Fisher exact test as appropriate. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis w…
Srishti Chhabra, Matthew Chung Yi Koh, David Michael Allen
…higher TB incidence than UK-born individuals [5]. The World Health Organization therefore recommends that migrants from countries with a high TB burden may be prioritised for TBI screening [6, 7].
Yoopetch P, Wu O, Jittikoon J, Thavorncharoensap M, Youngkong S, et al.
…arkov model was developed to compare the lifetime costs and health outcomes of tuberculin skin test (TST) and IGRA, in comparison to no screening, based on a societal perspective. Health outcomes were the total number of TB cases averted and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), w…
Bwarenaba B Kautu
…time would transform patient management and critical public health issues such as the current antibiotic resistance crisis. Their application would reach broadly from clinics and primary care offices to tertiary care hospitals, providing immediate guidance for therapeutic interve…
Ling Chen, Lifan Zhang, Leidan Zhang, Liyuan Zheng, Jia Tang, et al.
…ophylaxis strategy has been recommended following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. However, in real practice, HIV-infected individuals seldomly receive universal TPT when initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in most centers. Nevertheless, there is little report …
Yasmee Khan, Sohail Ansari, Manal Khan
…lly in the developing world, is raising an alarm bell among health authorities. Can COVID-19 flare up Tuberculosis (TB)? Will the use of CST in the treatment of COVID-19 can cause a resurgence of TB? Do we need to change our outlook and use our resources in smart and diligent way…
C. R. Saju
…ulation of diabetics provide significant challenges for the healthcare system in India. An estimated 2.7 million incident TB cases occur in India.[21] Kerala, a state in south India with a population of 34.6 million, has a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, with estimates rang…
Richard Long, Malcolm King, Alexander Doroshenko, Courtney Heffernan
…demanded the early and rigorous application of basic public health principles. These include timely surveillance, widespread testing, contact tracing and population-based infection control measures such as promoting physical distancing, working or studying remotely using on-line …
Seedat F, Hargreaves S, Nellums LB, Ouyang J, Brown M, et al.
…creased in recent years, with considerable implications for health systems. Migrants in Europe face a disproportionate burden of tuberculosis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C, yet experience a large number of barriers to accessing statutory health care on arrival. A better understandi…
Abubakar I, Lalvani A, Southern J, Sitch A, Jackson C, et al.
…he implications of these results for the NHS England/Public Health England national TB screening programme for migrants should be investigated. Study registration This study is registered as NCT01162265. Funding The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessm…
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
…for unfavorable treatment outcome or loss to follow-up. The healthcare pathway of patients with tuberculosis presents glaring shortcomings with a large proportion of treatment outcomes unknown, including a large number of loss of follow-up resulting in secondary transmissions, re…
Erick Wekesa Bunyasi
…stic accuracy and demonstrate cost–effectiveness and public health value in high TB burden countries.
Joaquín Miguel Pellegrini, María Paula Morelli, María Isabel Colombo, Verónica García
…indicate that in 2021, 1.4 million people died of TB (World Health Organization, 2022), converting this pathogenic bacteria into the second leading infectious cause of death globally after COVID-19. Mtb, a microorganism that has produced suffering and death since it was identifie…
O M Muru, C S Pop, Nicoleta Tiucă, Petruța Violeta Filip, Sorina Laura Diaconu
…tract Background Tuberculosis is considered to be a serious health problem, especially in Romania, which is known to have the highest burden in the European Union. As the biological therapy remains the main line in the management of the inflammatory bowel diseases, the screening …
Lwin TT, Apidechkul T, Saising J, Upala P, Tamornpark R, et al.
…ledge (AOR = 4.49; 95% CI = 1.88-10.72). Conclusions Public health programs that focus on improving knowledge of TB prevention and care and avoiding the use of wood and charcoal as the primary sources of energy for cooking, particularly in males and ever-married individuals, are …
Mahon J, Beale S, Holmes H, Arber M, Nikolayevskyy V, et al.
Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) should be undertaken in high-risk groups using either interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) or a tuberculin skin test (TST). As IGRAs are more expensive…
Xin Zhang, Lirong Mao, Renkun Nie, Donglin Guo, Yue Su, et al.
…ee and Markov model were utilized to evaluate the costs and health outcomes associated with five active screening strategies-TST, C-TST, IGRAs, TST combined with C-TST, and TST combined with IGRAs-from a societal perspective over a 20-year period. **RESULTS:** In this study, val…
Li J, Yip BHK, Leung C, Chung W, Kwok KO, et al.
…on was a hypothetical cohort of 65-year-old people, using a health service provider perspective and a time horizon of 20 years. The outcomes were direct medical costs, life-years and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) measured by incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). Resu…
University of Utah
…n the breath of smear positive TB patients when compared to healthy (smear negative) subjects. Analyses in these studies were done using gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy analysis tools. While they are effective in identifying and quantifying complex gas samples, they are expe…
Iane Coutinho, Layana Costa Alves, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Anete Trajman
Brazil was heavily affected by COVID-19 both with death toll and economically, with absence of a centralized Federal Government response. Tuberculosis (TB) notifications decreased in 2020 but partial recovery was observed in 2021. We have previously shown a sharp (93%) reduction …
Jabulani Ncayiyana
This dissertation investigated the burden spatial clustering and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), in a South African urban informal settlement. Using data from a large community-based household survey with random sampling and from the 2011 South African censu…