[HTML][HTML] The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report–not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB

J Chakaya, E Petersen, R Nantanda, BN Mungai… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To review the data presented in the 2021 WHO global TB report and discuss the
current constraints in the global response. Introduction and methods The WHO global TB …

The intersecting pandemics of tuberculosis and COVID-19: population-level and patient-level impact, clinical presentation, and corrective interventions

K Dheda, T Perumal, H Moultrie, R Perumal… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

[图书][B] WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 2: screening-systematic screening for tuberculosis disease

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The WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 2: screening–systematic
screening for tuberculosis disease is an updated and consolidated summary of WHO …

[HTML][HTML] Global Tuberculosis Report 2020–Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts

J Chakaya, M Khan, F Ntoumi, E Aklillu… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The October 2020 Global TB report reviews TB control strategies and United
Nations (UN) targets set in the political declaration at the September 2018 UN General …

[PDF][PDF] WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease

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The two complementary approaches for improving early detection of TB are illustrated in Fig.
2.1 The primary approach is to optimize the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis and …

[HTML][HTML] Global health burden of ambient PM2. 5 and the contribution of anthropogenic black carbon and organic aerosols

S Chowdhury, A Pozzer, A Haines… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2. 5) poses a major global health risk,
commonly assessed by assuming equivalent toxicity for different PM 2. 5 constituents. We …

Subclinical tuberculosis disease—a review and analysis of prevalence surveys to inform definitions, burden, associations, and screening methodology

B Frascella, AS Richards, B Sossen… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While it is known that a substantial proportion of individuals with tuberculosis disease (TB)
present subclinically, usually defined as bacteriologically-confirmed but negative on …

Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review

RM Burke, M Nliwasa, HRA Feasey… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Community-based active case-finding interventions might identify and treat
more people with tuberculosis disease than standard case detection. We aimed to assess …

The epidemiological importance of subclinical tuberculosis. A critical reappraisal

EA Kendall, S Shrestha, DW Dowdy - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
From Chlamydia (1) to malaria (2) to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)(3), it is increasingly recognized that individuals without recognizable …

Comparison of two diagnostic intervention packages for community-based active case finding for tuberculosis: an open-label randomized controlled trial

A Esmail, P Randall, S Oelofse, M Tomasicchio… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Two in every five patients with active tuberculosis (TB) remain undiagnosed or unreported.
Therefore community-based, active case-finding strategies require urgent implementation …