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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"TB screening"”.
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Foreign-born pulmonary tuberculosis in Washington State, 2009-2013: analysis of cases based on visa type and overseas screening status
… of cases based on visa type and overseas screening status Julie Tomaro Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Michael Kimerling, MD, MPH Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects foreign-born persons in Washington State in the US overall. While foreign-born persons entering the US with a …
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Modeling the impact of screening algorithms and prisoner turnover levels on TB transmission in South African prisons
… transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) within prisons is a key component of the overall effort against TB in South Africa. In this study, a Monte Carlo discrete event simulation model was used to compare instances of TB transmission occurring in a hypothetical prison cell under …
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The prevalence and determinants of active tuberculosis among diabetes patients attending a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa
… between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) in the context of sub - Saharan Africa (SSA) is limited and fewer studies have determined whether DM is associated with TB among patients attending DM c linics. We aimed to assess the prevalence of TB among a population, diagnosed and receiving …
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Modelling the South African tuberculosis epidemic: the effect of HIV, sex differences, and the impact of interventions
The South African tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is driven mainly by HIV, and the TB disease burden is greater in males than females. Additional factors that drive the epidemic include undiagnosed and untreated TB, contributing to transmission; and highly prevalent TB risk factors such as alcohol …
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A complex, high-performance agent-based model used to explore tuberculosis and COVID-19 case-finding interventions
Tuberculosis (TB) claimed an estimated 1.5 million lives in 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in 14.9 million excess deaths in 2020 and 2021 combined. With both these infectious diseases substantial pathogen transmission takes place before people report to health facilities. Diagnosing more …
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Transmission of tuberculosis in high school students in Worcester, South Africa
… and rapidly increasing burden of tuberculosis (TB) disease through 10–19 years of age,2 there are few studies on adolescent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, transmission, and TB disease in the WHO African region. Adolescents in the high TB burden countries of Africa are therefore an …
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The burden of Perinatal Tuberculosis in HIV-infected mothers and their infants
… has the highest national burden of tuberculosis (TB) and the largest number of HIV-infected people in the world. HIV infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection and TB disease is most common during a woman’s reproductive age, particularly in South African women. HIV co-infection …
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Aspects of Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection in Patients at Ethiopian Health Centers
HIV and tuberculosis (TB) remain the two most common infectious causes of death worldwide. During the recent decade antiretroviral treatment (ART) has become available for millions of people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally; yet more than half of PLHIV have not yet initiated ART. In order to …
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Image Features for Tuberculosis Classification in Digital Chest Radiographs
<p>Tuberculosis (TB) is a respiratory disease which affects millions of people each year, accounting for the tenth leading cause of death worldwide, and is especially prevalent in underdeveloped regions where access to adequate medical care may be limited. Analysis of digital chest radiographs …