نتایج جستجو برای: active case finding
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conclusions schistosomiasis is one of the major tropical and communicable diseases in the eastern mediterranean region (emr). however, today it is eliminated in iran by schistosomiasis control practices. results on the basis of our results, using a national program for schistosomiasis control based on active and passive case finding, snail control programs, education of people, conducting train...
Hansen's disease (leprosy) remains an important health problem in Brazil, where 34,894 new cases were diagnosed in 2010, corresponding to 15.3% of the world's new cases detected in that year. The purpose of this study was to use home visits as a tool for surveillance of Hansen's disease in a hyperendemic area in Brazil. A total of 258 residences were visited with 719 individuals examined. Of th...
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) active case finding is a part of TB control in areas of higher TB prevalence. Congested public transportation settings may be areas of increased TB transmission. We evaluated the uptake and diagnostic yield of an active TB screening program among minibus drivers in a large public transportation facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. METHODS Over an eight month pe...
RATIONALE Gold miners in South Africa undergo annual radiological screening for tuberculosis in an occupational health center of a gold mining company, but the optimal screening algorithm is unclear. OBJECTIVES To evaluate methods for active case detection of tuberculosis. METHODS A sequential sample of miners attending annual medical examination was screened for tuberculosis using a sympto...
BACKGROUND Passive case finding (PCF) is the strategy implemented by most developing countries to detect new cases of tuberculosis (TB), but detection rates remain low. Active case finding (ACF) is an alternative strategy, although cost is a barrier to implementation. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of a city-wide ACF programme in Kampala, Uganda, compared to the PCF strategy. METHODS We ...
Background The World Health Organization strongly recommends regular screening for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-positive individuals. Objective To compare the outcome of anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) in HIV-positive adults diagnosed with TB through active case-finding (ACF) or passive case-finding (PCF). Design Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve adults diagnosed with TB were included from two p...
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