Implementation of large-scale pooled testing to increase rapid molecular diagnostic test coverage for tuberculosis: a retrospective evaluation by Comfort Vuchas, Pride Teyim, Beh Frankline Dang, Angela Neh, Liliane Keugni, Mercy Che, Pantalius Nji Che, Hamada Beloko, Victor Fondoh, Norah Nyah Ndi, Irene Adeline Goupeyou Wandji, Mercy Fundoh, Henri Manga, Cyrille Mbuli, Jacob Creswell, Annie Bisso, Valerie Donkeng, Melissa Sander

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Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India by Subhi Quraishi, Hilmi Quraishi, Hemlata Yadav, Ayushi Singh, Ilmana Fasih, Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez, Lavanya Huria, Tripti Pande, Olive Mumba, Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni, Amera Khan

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Engagement of the private pharmaceutical sector for TB control: rhetoric or reality? by Niranjan Konduri, Emily Delmotte, Edmund Rutta

“…Methods The study included a content analysis of global-level documents from WHO and the Stop TB Partnership in five phases. A country-level content analysis from four data sources was performed. …”
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Economic evaluation of a community health worker model for tuberculosis care in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam: a mixed-methods Social Return on Investment Analysis by Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Rachel Jeanette Forse, Jacqueline Tran, Thu Dam, Jenny Driscoll, Andrew James Codlin, Jacob Creswell, Kristi Sidney-Annerstedt, Vinh Van Truong, Ha Dang Thi Minh, Lan Nguyen Huu, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen

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Fujifilm SILVAMP TB-LAM for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Nigerian Adults by Patricia Comella-del-Barrio, John S. Bimba, Ramota Adelakun, Konstantina Kontogianni, Bárbara Molina-Moya, Okoedoh Osazuwa, Jacob Creswell, Luis E. Cuevas, José Domínguez

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Pooling sputum testing to diagnose tuberculosis using xpert MTB/RIF and xpert ultra: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Vibol Iem, John S. Bimba, Victor S. Santos, Jose Dominguez, Jacob Creswell, Silaphet Somphavong, Tom Wingfield, Jahangir A. M. Khan, Luis E. Cuevas

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Individuals’ Vulnerability Based Active Surveillance for TB: Experiences from India by Shibu K. Balakrishnan, Rakesh P. Suseela, Sunilkumar Mrithyunjayan, Manu E. Mathew, Suresh Varghese, Shubin Chenayil, Suja Aloysius, Twinkle Prabhakaran, Sreenivas A. Nair

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“This is an illness. No one is supposed to be treated badly”: community-based stigma assessments in South Africa to inform tuberculosis stigma intervention design by Foster, I, Biewer, A, Vanqa, N, Makanda, G, Tisile, P, Hayward, SE, Wademan, DT, Anthony, MG, Mbuyamba, R, Galloway, M, Human, W, van der Westhuizen, H, Friedland, JS, Medina-Marino, A, Schoeman, I, Hoddinott, G, Nathavitharana, RR

“…Methods: We adapted the Stop TB Partnership stigma assessment tool and trained three peer research associates (PRAs; two TB survivors, one community health worker) to conduct surveys with people with TB (PWTB, n = 93) and caregivers of children with TB (n = 24) at peri-urban and rural clinic sites in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, and Hammanskraal, Gauteng Province, South Africa. …”

Sensitivity and specificity of CRP and symptom screening as tuberculosis screening tools among HIV-positive and negative outpatients at a primary healthcare facility in Lusaka, Zam... by Jacob Creswell, Winnie Mwanza, Monde Muyoyeta, Paul Somwe, Lophina Chilukutu, Mary Kagujje

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Impact of molecular diagnostic tests on diagnostic and treatment delays in tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jae Hyoung Lee, Tushar Garg, Jungsil Lee, Sean McGrath, Lori Rosman, Samuel G. Schumacher, Andrea Benedetti, Zhi Zhen Qin, Genevieve Gore, Madhukar Pai, Hojoon Sohn

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TB Hackathon: Development and Comparison of Five Models to Predict Subnational Tuberculosis Prevalence in Pakistan by Sandra Alba, Ente Rood, Fulvia Mecatti, Jennifer M. Ross, Peter J. Dodd, Stewart Chang, Matthys Potgieter, Gaia Bertarelli, Nathaniel J. Henry, Kate E. LeGrand, William Trouleau, Debebe Shaweno, Peter MacPherson, Zhi Zhen Qin, Christina Mergenthaler, Federica Giardina, Ellen-Wien Augustijn, Aurangzaib Quadir Baloch, Abdullah Latif

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Computer-Aided Detection for Chest Radiography to Improve the Quality of Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Vietnam’s District Health Facilities: An Implementation Study by Anh L. Innes, Andres Martinez, Xiaoming Gao, Nhi Dinh, Gia Linh Hoang, Thi Bich Phuong Nguyen, Viet Hien Vu, Tuan Ho Thanh Luu, Thi Thu Trang Le, Victoria Lebrun, Van Chinh Trieu, Nghi Do Bao Tran, Zhi Zhen Qin, Huy Minh Pham, Van Luong Dinh, Binh Hoa Nguyen, Thi Thanh Huyen Truong, Van Cu Nguyen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Thu Hien Mai

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Diagnostic Performance of the Fujifilm SILVAMP TB-LAM in Children with Presumptive Tuberculosis by Patricia Comella-del-Barrio, Bárbara Molina-Moya, Jacqueline Gautier, Raquel Villar-Hernández, Mariette Jean Coute Doresca, Beatriz Sallés-Mingels, Lydia Canales-Aliaga, Margareth Narcisse, Tomás M. Pérez-Porcuna, Jacob Creswell, Luis E. Cuevas, José Domínguez

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Enhanced Private Sector Engagement for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Reporting through an Intermediary Agency in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam by Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Andrew James Codlin, Huy Ba Huynh, Thuy Doan To Mai, Rachel Jeanette Forse, Vinh Van Truong, Ha Minh Thi Dang, Bang Duc Nguyen, Lan Huu Nguyen, Tuan Dinh Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Maxine Caws, Knut Lonnroth, Jacob Creswell

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An Innovative Public–Private Mix Model for Improving Tuberculosis Care in Vietnam: How Well are We Doing? by Thuong Do Thu, Ajay M.V. Kumar, Gomathi Ramaswamy, Thurain Htun, Hoi Le Van, Luan Vo Nguyen Quang, Thuy Dong Thi Thu, Andrew Codlin, Rachel Forse, Jacob Crewsell, Hoi Nguyen Thanh, Hai Nguyen Viet, Huy Bui Van, Hoa Nguyen Binh, Nhung Nguyen Viet

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An Evaluation of Programmatic Community-Based Chest X-ray Screening for Tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Lan Huu Nguyen, Andrew J. Codlin, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Thang Dao, Duc Tran, Rachel J. Forse, Thanh Nguyen Vu, Giang Truong Le, Tuan Luu, Giang Chau Do, Vinh Van Truong, Ha Dang Thi Minh, Hung Huu Nguyen, Jacob Creswell, Maxine Caws, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen

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Pooling of sputum samples to increase tuberculosis diagnostic capacity in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic by Victor Santana Santos, Manuela Filter Allgayer, Konstantina Kontogianni, José Erinaldo Rocha, Beatriz Jatobá Pimentel, Maria Telma Pinheiro Amorim, Morgana Valnia Simões Cavalcanti Duarte, Polyanne de Melo Ferreira, Luciana Coelho Leite Moura, Victoria Paulino Santos de Lima, Larissa Cândido Guimarães, James Dodd, Jacob Creswell, Luis Eduardo Cuevas

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Is convenience really king? Comparative evaluation of catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in the public and private healthcare sectors of Viet Nam: a longitudinal patient cost s... by Hoa Binh Nguyen, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Rachel Jeanette Forse, Anja Maria Christine Wiemers, Huy Ba Huynh, Thuy Thi Thu Dong, Yen Thi Hoang Phan, Jacob Creswell, Thi Minh Ha Dang, Lan Huu Nguyen, Jad Shedrawy, Knut Lönnroth, Tuan Dinh Nguyen, Luong Van Dinh, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Andrew James Codlin

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Optimising diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis infection in community and primary care settings in two urban provinces of Viet Nam: a cohort study by Maxine Caws, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Rachel Forse, Jacob Creswell, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen, Thuy Thi Thu Dong, Andrew Codlin, Huyen Thanh Truong, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Ha Thi Minh Dang, Vinh Van Truong, Lan Huu Nguyen, Tuan Huy Mac, Phong Thanh Le, Khoa Tu Tran, Nduku Ndunda

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Prevalence and public health risk of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria in captive asian elephants (Elephas maximus Linnaeus) in Peninsular Malaysia by Yakubu, Yusuf

“…From a global standpoint, health authorities need to recognize the public health risk of elephant TB and make its elimination an integral part of the WHO “STOP-TB partnership”programme.…”
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