[HTML][HTML] Time delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review of literature

CT Sreeramareddy, KV Panduru, J Menten… - BMC infectious …, 2009 - Springer
Background Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis results in increasing severity,
mortality and transmission. Various investigators have reported about delays in diagnosis of …

The benefits to communities and individuals of screening for active tuberculosis disease: a systematic review [State of the art series. Case finding/screening. Number 2 …

K Kranzer, H Afnan-Holmes, K Tomlin… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Screening for tuberculosis (TB) disease aims to improve early TB case
detection. The ultimate goal is to improve outcomes for people with TB and to reduce …

Urine lipoarabinomannan assay for tuberculosis screening before antiretroviral therapy diagnostic yield and association with immune reconstitution disease

SD Lawn, DJ Edwards, K Kranzer, M Vogt, LG Bekker… - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the utility of urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) detection as a diagnostic
screening test for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients with advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Yield of HIV-associated tuberculosis during intensified case finding in resource-limited settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Kranzer, RMGJ Houben, JR Glynn… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Intensified case finding is the regular screening for evidence of tuberculosis in people
infected with HIV, at high risk of HIV, or living in congregate settings. We systematically …

Interventions to increase tuberculosis case detection at primary healthcare or community‐level services

FA Mhimbira, LE Cuevas, R Dacombe… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Pulmonary tuberculosis is usually diagnosed when symptomatic individuals
seek care at healthcare facilities, and healthcare workers have a minimal role in promoting …

[HTML][HTML] Early detection of tuberculosis through community-based active case finding in Cambodia

MT Eang, P Satha, RP Yadav, F Morishita, N Nishikiori… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Since 2005, Cambodia's national tuberculosis programme has been
conducting active case finding (ACF) with mobile radiography units, targeting household …

[HTML][HTML] Community-based active tuberculosis case finding in poor urban settlements of Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a feasible and effective strategy

N Lorent, K Choun, S Thai, T Kim, S Huy, R Pe… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In light of the limitations of the current case finding strategies and the global
urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case-detection, a renewed interest in active case …

Barriers to initiating tuberculosis treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review focused on children and youth

BJ Sullivan, BE Esmaili, CK Cunningham - Global health action, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease globally, with 10.4 million
people infected and more than 1.8 million deaths in 2015. TB is a preventable, treatable …

[HTML][HTML] How much is tuberculosis screening worth? Estimating the value of active case finding for tuberculosis in South Africa, China, and India

AS Azman, JE Golub, DW Dowdy - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Current approaches are unlikely to achieve the aggressive global tuberculosis
(TB) control targets set for 2035 and beyond. Active case finding (ACF) may be an important …

[HTML][HTML] High tuberculosis prevalence in a South African prison: the need for routine tuberculosis screening

L Telisinghe, KL Fielding, JL Malden, Y Hanifa… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis is a major health concern in prisons, particularly where HIV
prevalence is high. Our objective was to determine the undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis …