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

Summary: Background: Community-based active case-finding interventions might identify and treat more people with tuberculosis disease than standard case detection. We aimed to assess whether active case-finding interventions can affect tuberculosis epidemiology in the wider community. Methods: We d...

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Main Authors: Rachael M Burke, MRCP, Marriott Nliwasa, PhD, Helena R A Feasey, MSc, Lelia H Chaisson, PhD, Jonathan E Golub, ProfPhD, Fahd Naufal, MD, Adrienne E Shapiro, PhD, Maria Ruperez, PhD, Lily Telisinghe, MRCP, Helen Ayles, ProfPhD, Elizabeth L Corbett, ProfFMedSci, Peter MacPherson, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266721000335