Search

Now showing items 1-9 of 9

Treating latent TB in primary care: a survey of enablers and barriers among UK General Practitioners.

Atchison, C; Zenner, D; Barnett, L; Pareek, M (2015-08-13)

BACKGROUND: Treating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important public health intervention. In the UK, LTBI treatment is delivered in secondary care. Treating LTBI in the community would move care closer to home ...

Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in HIV-infected Pregnant Women. "Baby Steps" toward Better Tuberculosis Control in Pregnancy.

Zenner, D; Ashkin, D (2016-06-15)

Engaging with civil society to improve access to LTBI screening for new migrants in England: a qualitative study.

Berrocal-Almanza, LC; Botticello, J; Piotrowski, H; Karnani, N; Kon, O-M; Lalvani, A; Zenner, D (2019-05-01)

<sec id="st1"> <title>SETTING</title> The latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) programme in England, UK, offers testing and treatment to new migrants from high tuberculosis incidence countries. However, the rates of LTBI ...

Effectiveness of pre-entry active tuberculosis and post-entry latent tuberculosis screening in new entrants to the UK: a retrospective, population-based cohort study.

Berrocal-Almanza, LC; Harris, R; Lalor, MK; Muzyamba, MC; Were, J; O'Connell, A-M; Mirza, A; Kon, O-M; Lalvani, A; Zenner, D (2019-11)

BACKGROUND: Evaluating interventions that might lead to a reduction in tuberculosis in high-income countries with a low incidence of the disease is key to accelerate progress towards its elimination. In such countries, ...

Guidance for programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection in the European Union/European Economic Area.

Rosales-Klintz, S; Bruchfeld, J; Haas, W; Heldal, E; Houben, RMGJ; van Kessel, F; Mandelbaum, M; Matteelli, A; Migliori, GB; Oordt-Speets, A;... (2019-01)

Latent tuberculous screening of recent migrants attending language classes: a cohort study and cost analysis.

Usdin, M; Dedicoat, M; Gajraj, R; Harrison, P; Kaur, H; Duffield, K; Walker, C-L; Akram, Y; Aiyedun, V; Mohamed, H;... (2017-02-01)

SETTING: England's national tuberculosis (TB) strategy recommends testing for and treatment of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) among new migrants. Programmatic testing occurs in primary care, which may be inaccessible ...

Evaluating 17 years of latent tuberculosis infection screening in north-west England: a retrospective cohort study of reactivation.

Zenner, D; Loutet, MG; Harris, R; Wilson, S; Ormerod, LP (2017-07)

Approximately 72% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in England occur among non-UK born individuals, mostly as a result of reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI). Programmatic LTBI screening is a key intervention of the TB ...

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for latent tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review.

Greenaway, C; Pareek, M; Abou Chakra, C-N; Walji, M; Makarenko, I; Alabdulkarim, B; Hogan, C; McConnell, T; Scarfo, B; Christensen, R;... (2018-04)

BackgroundMigrants account for a large and growing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) which are primarily due to reactivation of latent ...

Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020.

Sterling, TR; Njie, G; Zenner, D; Cohn, DL; Reves, R; Ahmed, A; Menzies, D; Horsburgh, CR; Crane, CM; Burgos, M;... (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020-02-14)

Comprehensive guidelines for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among persons living in the United States were last published in 2000 (American Thoracic Society. CDC targeted tuberculin testing and treatment ...