Tuberculosis Prevention

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  Scholarly record1999American journal of respiratory and critical care medicineD C Snyder, E A Paz, J C Mohle-Boetani, R Fallstad

  To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a program to provide screening for tuberculosis infection and directly observed preventive therapy (DOPT) in methadone maintenance clinics, we determined completion rates of screening for tuberculosis infection, medical eva

• What is thwarting tuberculosis prevention in high-burden settings?

  Scholarly record2011The New England journal of medicineEdward Nardell, Gavin Churchyard

  The promise of chemoprophylaxis for tuberculosis has yet to be fully realized. Until recently, testing for and treating latent tuberculosis infection have been limited largely to low-burden settings, where active tuberculosis has been under good control. In the United States and

• Attitudes about Tuberculosis Prevention in the Elimination Phase: A Survey among Physicians in Germany

  Scholarly record2014PloS oneChristian Gutsfeld, Ioana D. Olaru, Oliver Vollrath, Christoph Lange

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• A randomized controlled study of socioeconomic support to enhance tuberculosis prevention and treatment, Peru

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• Investment in paediatric tuberculosis prevention in Pakistan: loss or gain?

  Scholarly record2010JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationEmad uddin Siddiqui, Kiran Ejaz, Saira Lone, Syed Jamal Raza

  OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of paediatric tuberculosis prevention, by reevaluation factors in children exposed to tuberculosis from less privileged strata of Pakistan. METHODS This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at National Institute of Child Health, fr

• Self-Perception of CNS Tuberculosis Prevention among Healthcare Workers in Malaysia

  Scholarly record2015Farhanah Abd Wahab, Sarimah Abdullah, Jafri Malin Abdullah

  Tuberculosis of the central nervous system (CNS) which is mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis constitutes approximately 5–15% of the extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases. The study aimed to determine the association between self-sufficient perception with the level of knowl