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Feasibility, yield, and cost of active tuberculosis case finding linked to a mobile HIV service in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Author: Kranzer, Katharina ; Lawn, Stephen D ; Meyer-Rath, Gesine ; Vassall, Anna ; Raditlhalo, Eudoxia ; Govindasamy, Darshini ; Van Schaik, Nienke ; Wood, Robin ; Bekker, Linda-Gail Date: 2012 Katharina Kranzer and colleagues investigate the operational characteristics of an active tuberculosis case-finding service linked to a mobile HIV testing unit that operates in underserviced areas in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more c b
Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in high burden countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Author: Vassall, Anna ; van Kampen, Sanne ; Sohn, Hojoon ; Michael, Joy S ; John, K R ; den Boon, Saskia ; Davis, J Lucian ; Whitelaw, Andrew ; Nicol, Mark P ; Gler, Maria Tarcela ; Khaliqov, Anar ; Zamudio, Carlos ; Perkins, Mark D ; Boehme, Catharina C ; Cobelens, Frank Date: 2011 Background: Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is a promising new rapid diagnostic technology for tuberculosis (TB) that has characteristics that suggest large-scale roll-out. However, because the test is expensive, there are concerns among TB program ... Read more c b
Structure and agency in the economics of public policy for TB control

Author: Foster, Nicola Date: 2019 Globally, Tuberculosis remains a devastating disease, despite the availability of treatment. The disease is associated with poverty, and those with the disease incur a high cost of accessing care, while simultaneously experiencing income loss ... Read more
Tuberculosis infection prevention and control: why we need a whole systems approach

Author: Kielmann, Karina ; Karat, Aaron S ; Zwama, Gimenne ; Colvin, Christopher ; Swartz, Alison ; Voce, Anna S. ; Yates, Tom A ; MacGregor, Hayley ; McCreesh, Nicky ; Kallon, Idriss ; Vassall, Anna ; Govender, Indira ; Seeley, Janet ; Grant, Alison D Date: 25 May 2020 Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures to reduce transmission of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB) in health facilities are well described but poorly implemented. The implementation of TB IPC has been assessed ... Read more c b

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