Adjei RL, Adomako LAB, Korang-Labi A, Avornyo FK, Timire C, et al.
2023-08-28 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2023-08-28 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Wastewater treatment plants are efficient in reducing bacterial loads but are also considered potential drivers of environmental antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this study, we determi...
Joshi B, Chinnakali P, Shrestha A, Das M, Kumar AMV, et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING Seven intervention districts with intensified childhood tuberculosis (TB) case-finding strategies implemented by a non-governmental organisation and seven control districts u...
Siddiquea BN, Islam MS, Bam TS, Satyanarayana S, Enarson D, et al.
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING BRAC, a non-governmental organisation, implemented a modified smoking cessation programme for tuberculosis (TB) patients based on International Union Against Tuberculosis and...
Given the well-known linkage between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organization recommends bidirectional screening. Here we report the first screening ef...
To calculate the yield and cost per diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) case for three World Health Organization screening algorithms and one using the Chinese National TB program (NTP) TB suspe...
Kuria N, Reid AJ, Owiti P, Tweya H, Kibet CK, et al.
2018-05-19 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2018-05-19 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE To determine and compare, among three models of care, compliance with scheduled clinic appointments and adherence to antihypertensive medication of patients in an informal ...
Benedetti G, Mossoko M, Nyakio Kakusu JP, Nyembo J, Mangion JP, et al.
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING The Democratic Republic of Congo suffers from an amalgam of disease outbreaks and other medical emergencies. An efficient response to these relies strongly on the national su...
Han WW, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Reid A, et al.
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) have been implementing community-based tuberculosis (TB) care (CBTBC) in Myanmar since 2011. Although the National TB Programme (NTP)...
2022-05-13 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-05-13 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Implementing and monitoring infection prevention and control (IPC) measures at immigration points of entry (PoEs) is key to preventing infections, reducing excessive use of antimicrobial...
Namuwenge P, Mukonzo JK, Kiwanuka N, Wayenze R, Byaruganga R, et al.
2012-02-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2012-02-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Among HIV-infected adults attending non-governmental organization voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) sites in Uganda that provide a nine-month course of isoniazid preventive treatmen...
Toit K, Altraja A, Acosta CD, Viiklepp P, Kremer K, et al.
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING Estonia has a high proportion of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). It is important to link molecular and epidemiological data to understand TB transmission patterns....
Oladimeji O, Isaakidis P, Zachariah R, Hinderaker SG, Koghali M, et al.
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
Ethics approval of research studies is essential for the protection and rights of study subjects, whether this is for prospective research or record reviews. This article shares a painfu...
