[HTML][HTML] The yield of tuberculosis contact investigation in low-and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Velleca, M Malekinejad, C Miller… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Contact investigation, the systematic evaluation of individuals in close contact
with an infectious tuberculosis (TB) patient, is a key active case-finding strategy for global TB …
with an infectious tuberculosis (TB) patient, is a key active case-finding strategy for global TB …
Factors influencing active tuberculosis case-finding policy development and implementation: a scoping review
O Biermann, K Lönnroth, M Caws, K Viney - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore antecedents, components and influencing factors on active case-
finding (ACF) policy development and implementation. Design Scoping review, searching …
finding (ACF) policy development and implementation. Design Scoping review, searching …
[HTML][HTML] Implementation of a volunteer contact tracing program for COVID-19 in the United States: A qualitative focus group study
Background Contact tracing is an important tool for suppressing COVID-19 but has been
difficult to adapt to the conditions of a public health emergency. This study explored the …
difficult to adapt to the conditions of a public health emergency. This study explored the …
Tuberculosis contact investigation and short-course preventive therapy among young children in Africa
V Schwoebel, KG Koura, M Adjobimey… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: The largest cities in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Central African
Republic. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the feasibility and document the effectiveness of …
Republic. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the feasibility and document the effectiveness of …
[HTML][HTML] Exploration of barriers and facilitators to household contact tracing of index tuberculosis cases in Anlemo district, Hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia: Qualitative …
L Tesfaye, YK Lemu, KG Tareke, M Chaka, GT Feyissa - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis [TB] is the second leading cause of death from an infectious
disease in the world. Intensifying tuberculosis screening and contact investigation strategy is …
disease in the world. Intensifying tuberculosis screening and contact investigation strategy is …
[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a health systems intervention for latent tuberculosis infection management (ACT4): a cluster-randomised trial
O Oxlade, A Benedetti, M Adjobimey… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Reaching the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on
Tuberculosis target of providing tuberculosis preventive treatment to at least 30 million …
Tuberculosis target of providing tuberculosis preventive treatment to at least 30 million …
[HTML][HTML] Home-based tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: a household randomised trial
JL Davis, P Turimumahoro, AJ Meyer… - ERJ open …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household tuberculosis
(TB) contact investigation in low-income countries, but most contacts do not complete a full …
(TB) contact investigation in low-income countries, but most contacts do not complete a full …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring stakeholders perspectives on TB contact investigation in Cali, Colombia: a qualitative study
JE Palomares Velosa, JE Figueroa Gómez… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Contact investigation is a proven intervention for tuberculosis (TB) case finding
and prevention. Although widely endorsed by national public health authorities and the …
and prevention. Although widely endorsed by national public health authorities and the …
[HTML][HTML] Drop-out from the tuberculosis contact investigation cascade in a routine public health setting in urban Uganda: A prospective, multi-center study
M Armstrong-Hough, P Turimumahoro, AJ Meyer… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Setting Seven public tuberculosis (TB) units in Kampala, Uganda, where Uganda's national
TB program recently introduced household contact investigation, as recommended by 2012 …
TB program recently introduced household contact investigation, as recommended by 2012 …
[HTML][HTML] Yield of systematic household contact investigation for tuberculosis in a high-burden metropolitan district of South Africa
Background Systematic household contact investigation (SHCI) is recommended as an
active-case-finding (ACF) strategy to identify individuals at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) …
active-case-finding (ACF) strategy to identify individuals at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) …