Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

H Getahun, A Matteelli, RE Chaisson… - New England Journal …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
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Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

K Lönnroth, GB Migliori, I Abubakar… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(< 100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

[图书][B] WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment

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The WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment
provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for programmatic management of …

Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis

J Karumbi, P Garner - Cochrane database of systematic …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Tuberculosis (TB) requires at least six months of treatment. If treatment is
incomplete, patients may not be cured and drug resistance may develop. Directly Observed …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of childhood tuberculosis in 22 high-burden countries: a mathematical modelling study

PJ Dodd, E Gardiner, R Coghlan… - The lancet global …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Confirmation of a diagnosis of tuberculosis in children (aged< 15 years) is
challenging; under-reporting can result even when children do present to health services …

The ongoing challenge of latent tuberculosis

H Esmail, CE Barry 3rd, DB Young… - … Transactions of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The global health community has set itself the task of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) as a
public health problem by 2050. Although progress has been made in global TB control, the …

Global burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children: a mathematical modelling study

PJ Dodd, C Sismanidis, JA Seddon - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2016 - thelancet.com
Summary Background After infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, children are at an
increased risk of progression to tuberculosis disease; a condition that can be challenging to …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees

K Pottie, C Greenaway, J Feightner, V Welch… - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Health: Deborah Assayag, Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Blake, Beverly Brockest, Giovani
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …

Improving tuberculosis prevention and care through addressing the global diabetes epidemic: from evidence to policy and practice

K Lönnroth, G Roglic, AD Harries - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2014 - thelancet.com
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 …

[图书][B] WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 1: prevention-tuberculosis preventive treatment

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About one fourth of the world's population is estimated to be infected with M. tuberculosis (1,
2). The risk of TB disease after infection depends on several factors, the most important …