• Comparative Yield of Tuberculosis during Active Case Finding Using GeneXpert or Smear Microscopy for Diagnostic Testing in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Suman Chandra Gurung, Kritika Dixit, Bhola Rai, Raghu Dhital, Puskar Raj Paudel, Shraddha Acharya, Gangaram Budhathoki, Deepak Malla, Jens W. Levy, Knut Lönnroth, Andrew Ramsay, Buddha Basnyat, Anil Thapa, Gokul Mishra, Bishal Subedi, Mohammad Kashim Shah, Anil Shrestha and Maxine Caws

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    Publication date: 14 Apr 2021
  • Screening and Diagnosis
    Systematic Review of Pooling Sputum as an Efficient Method for Xpert MTB/RIF Tuberculosis Testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Luis E. Cuevas, Victor S. Santos, Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima, Konstantina Kontogianni, John S. Bimba, Vibol Iem, Jose Dominguez, Emily Adams, Ana Cubas Atienzar, Thomas Edwards, S. Bertel Squire, Patricia J. Hall, and Jacob Creswell

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    Publication date: 1 Mar 2021
  • An Evaluation of Programmatic Community-Based Chest X-ray Screening for Tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    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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    Publication date: 10 Dec 2020
  • Iterative Adaptation of a Tuberculosis Digital Medication Adherence Technology to Meet User Needs: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers Using Human-Centered Design Methods

    Patel D, Berger CA, Kityamuwesi A, Ggita J, Kunihira Tinka L, Turimumahoro P, Feler J, Chehab L, Chen AZ, Gupta N, Turyahabwe S, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Sammann A.

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    Publication date: 8 Dec 2020
  • Screening and Diagnosis
    Finding the missing millions: lessons from 10 active case finding interventions in high tuberculosis burden countries.

    Tripti Pande, Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez, Danielle Cazabon, Jacob Creswell, Miranda Brouwer, Oriol Ramis, Robert Hartley Stevens, Ramya Ananthakrishnan, Shahina Qayyum, Chukwuka Alphonsus, Charity Oga-Omenka, Vaidehi Nafade, Paulami Sen, Madhukar Pai

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    Publication date: 3 Dec 2020
  • Study protocol and implementation details for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of a digital adherence technology to facilitate tuberculosis treatment completion

    Crowder R, Kityamuwesi A, Kiwanuka N, Lamunu M, Namale C, Tinka LK, Nakate AS, Ggita J, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, Oyuku D, Berger CA, Tucker A, Patel D, Sammann A, Dowdy D, Stavia T, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A. 

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    Publication date: 27 Nov 2020
  • Screening and Diagnosis
    Social Enterprise Model (SEM) for private sector tuberculosis screening and care in Bangladesh.

    Sayera Banu, Farhana Haque, Shahriar Ahmed, Sonia Sultana, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Razia Khatun, Kishor Kumar Paul, Senjuti Kabir, S. M. Mazidur Rahman, Rupali Sisir Banu, Md. Shamiul Islam, Allen G. Ross, John D. Clemens, Robert Stevens, Jacob Creswell

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    Publication date: 23 Nov 2020
  • Screening and Diagnosis
    The impact of chest radiography and Xpert MTB/RIF testing among household contacts in Chennai, India.

    Ananthakrishnan R, Thiagesan R, Auguesteen S, Karunakaran N, Jayabal L, M J, Jagadeesan M, Stevens R, Codlin A J, Creswell J

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    Publication date: 4 Nov 2020
  • Screening and Diagnosis
    The TB REACH Initiative: Supporting TB Elimination Efforts in the Asia-Pacific.

    Jacob Creswell, Amera Khan, Mirjam I Bakker, Miranda Brouwer, Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni, Christina Mergenthaler, Marina Smelyanskaya, Zhi Zhen Qin, Oriol Ramis, Robert Stevens, K Srikanth Reddy, Lucie Blok

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    Publication date: 27 Oct 2020
  • Islands of Tuberculosis Elimination: An Evaluation of Community-Based Active Case Finding in North Sumatra, Indonesia

    Elvi S. Siahaan, Mirjam I. Bakker, Ratna Pasaribu, Amera Khan, Tripti Pande, Alwi Mujahit Hasibuan, Jacob Creswell

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    Publication date: 20 Oct 2020
  • Opportunities to improve digital adherence technologies and TB care using human-centered design

    Berger C, Patel D, Kityamuwesi A, Ggita J, Tinka LK, Turimumahoro P, Neville K, Chehab L, Chen AZ, Gupta N, Turyahabwe S, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Sammann A.

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    Publication date: 1 Oct 2020
  • Role of community health workers in improving cost efficiency in an active case finding tuberculosis programme: an operational research study from rural Bihar, India

    Garg T, Bhardwaj M, Deo S.

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    Publication date: 1 Oct 2020