Periodic Active Case Finding for TB: When to Look?
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Periodic Active Case Finding for TB: When to Look?
OBJECTIVE To investigate the factors influencing the performance and cost-efficacy of periodic rounds of active case finding (ACF) for TB. METHODS A mathematical model of TB dynamics and periodic ACF (PACF) in the HIV era, simplified by assuming constant prevalence of latent TB infection, is analyzed for features that control intervention outcome, measured as cases averted and cases found. Ex...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029130