Extending contact screening within a 50-m radius of an index tuberculosis patient using Xpert MTB/RIF in urban Pakistan: Did it impact treatment outcomes?

Extending contact screening within a 50-m radius of an index tuberculosis patient using Xpert MTB/RIF in urban Pakistan: Did it impact treatment outcomes?

Background: Pakistan implemented initiatives to detect tuberculosis (TB) patients through extended contact screening (ECS); it improved case detection but treatment outcomes need assessment. Objectives: To compare treatment outcomes of pulmonary TB (PTB) patients detected by ECS with those detected...

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Main Authors: Mahboob Ul Haq, Sven G. Hinderaker, Razia Fatima, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Einar Heldal, Abdullah Latif, Ajay M.V. Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Treatment outcomes
Extended contact screening
Passive case findings
Favorable and unfavorable outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221000655

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