Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study

The World Health Organization recommends the scale-up of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) for persons at risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) as a key component to end the global TB epidemic. We sought to determine the feasibility of integrating testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) usi...

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Main Authors: Simon Muchuro, Rita Makabayi-Mugabe, Joseph Musaazi, Jonathan Mayito, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Mabel Nakawooya, Didas Tugumisirize, Patrick Semanda, Steve Wandiga, Susan Nabada-Ndidde, Abel Nkolo, Stavia Turyahabwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022101/?tool=EBI