[PDF][PDF] Trends in tuberculosis incidence and their determinants in 134 countries

C Dye, K Lönnroth, E Jaramillo… - Bulletin of the World …, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether differences in national trends in tuberculosis incidence
are attributable to the variable success of control programmes or to biological, social and …

Global tuberculosis trends: a reflection of changes in tuberculosis control or in population health?

O Oxlade, K Schwartzman, MA Behr… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Many international organizations are advocating for new funds for
tuberculosis (TB) specific interventions. Although this approach should help reduce TB …

Tuberculosis epidemics driven by HIV: Is prevention better than cure?

CSM Currie, BG Williams, RCH Cheng, C Dye - Aids, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare the benefits of tuberculosis (TB) treatment with TB and HIV
prevention for the control of TB in regions with high HIV prevalence. Design and methods: A …

[PDF][PDF] Interventions to reduce tuberculosis mortality and transmission in low-and middle-income countries

MW Borgdorff, K Floyd… - Bulletin of the World …, 2002 - SciELO Public Health
Tuberculosis is among the top ten causes of global mortality and affects low-income
countries in particular. This paper examines, through a literature review, the impact of …

The TB epidemic from 1992 to 2002

MC Raviglione - Tuberculosis, 2003 - Elsevier
In 1992, less than 20 countries were implementing a sound TB control strategy. At the same
time, TB was being resurrected as a major public health problem world-wide after two …

Impact of HIV infection on the epidemiology of tuberculosis in a peri-urban community in South Africa: the need for age-specific interventions

SD Lawn, LG Bekker, K Middelkoop… - Clinical Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. In August 2005, the World Health Organization declared the
tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in Africa to be a regional emergency. Current TB-control …

Evolution of tuberculosis control and prospects for reducing tuberculosis incidence, prevalence, and deaths globally

C Dye, CJ Watt, DM Bleed, SM Hosseini… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are stimulating more
rigorous evaluations of the impact of DOTS (the WHO-recommended approach to …

Present epidemiology of tuberculosis. Prevention and control programs

À Orcau, JA Caylà, JA Martínez - Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia …, 2011 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) has affected humanity since the beginning of the recorded time and is
associated with poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, and immunosuppression. Since Koch …

Global epidemiology of tuberculosis

P Glaziou, K Floyd… - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Tuberculosis (TB) was the underlying cause of 1.3 million deaths among human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative people in 2016, exceeding the global number of …

[图书][B] Global tuberculosis control: epidemiology, strategy, financing: WHO report 2009

World Health Organization - 2009 - books.google.com
This report is WHO's thirteenth annual report on global tuberculosis (TB) control in a series
that started in 1997. It presents WHO's latest assessment of the epidemiological burden of …