Diabetes triples the risk of tuberculosis and is also a risk factor for adverse tuberculosis
treatment outcomes, including death. Prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally, but most …

As the leading infectious cause of death worldwide and the primary proximal cause of death
in individuals living with HIV, tuberculosis remains a global concern. Existing tuberculosis …

Background Tuberculosis is recognised as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
children, with most cases in children going undiagnosed and resulting in poor outcomes …

Background The barriers to access diagnosis and receive treatment, in addition to
insufficient case identification and reporting, lead to tuberculosis (TB) spreads in …

Objective Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia,
especially for people living with HIV (PLHIV). We undertook a care cascade analysis to …

Active case-finding (ACF) for tuberculosis can help find the “missing millions” with
undiagnosed tuberculosis. In a cluster-randomised trial, we investigated impact of ACF on …

Video Abstract Context Improving detection of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is critical to
reducing morbidity and mortality among children. Objective We conducted a systematic …

In India, to increase tuberculosis (TB) case detection under the National Tuberculosis
Programme, active case finding (ACF) was implemented by the Global Fund-supported …

BACKGROUND: Screening for active TB using active case-finding (ACF) may reduce TB
incidence, prevalence, and mortality; however, yield of ACF interventions varies …

To accelerate the reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, it is necessary to optimize the use
of innovative tools and approaches available within a local context. This study evaluated the …