Number of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported by primary care physicians (PCPs) in India: Results of a 1-day point prevalence study in 880 urban cities and towns in IndiaKomalkirti ApteMonica BarneSapna MadasJaideep GogtaySushmeeta Chhowwala...
While TB has been a human scourge since ancient times, it remains a disease of the present. According to USAID in 2023, there are 11 million cases and 1.6 million deaths caused by TB each year. Although TB symptoms vary depending on which part of the body the disease infects, symptoms ...
While it is found in every country, poorer people living and working in overcrowded conditions are at higher risk of the disease. Eight countries accounted for two-thirds of new TB cases in 2022: India, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic...
TB continues to scar the face of public health even today with India harboring the highest burden of TB cases in the world. The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report (2014) quotes 21 lakh as the estimated incidence of all forms of TB in India and 60,000 MDR-TB among notified cases. Recently th...
According to WHO reports, sub-Saharan Africa is believed to have the largest number of new TB cases. Unlike other infections, TB is resistant to medications, and this makes it very dangerous. BCG vaccine is usually given to infants to help minimize chances of getting infected with TB. ...
Over a period of time, there are several landmark achievements including policy and system preparedness for universal access to TB care including mandatory notication of TB cases, development of standard for TB care in India, comprehensive real time TB information management system-NIKSHAY, use of ...
India grapples with an alarming burden of tuberculosis (TB), reporting 2.6 million incident cases in 2023, necessitating intensified efforts toward TB elimination. The prevalence of catastrophic costs, defined as expenses exceeding 20% of annual household income, varies widely. Our objective was to ...
Prediction of smear positive TB cases at different types of designated microscopy centres, Karnataka, India - ScienceDirect None - 《Indian Journal of Tuberculosis》 被引量: 0发表: 0年 prediction of smear positive tb cases at different types of designated mi-croscopy centres Background: Under ...
The proportion of untreated active MDR TB was fixed at 7.5%, the mid-point of the range considered in this paper. The treatment completion rate is set at 46% for drug-sensitive TB cases and 33% of MDR TB cases. Time zero indicates the starting conditions, before ACF is introduced. For...
Risk Factors Associated with MDR-TB at the Onset of Therapy among New Cases Registered with the RNTCP in Mumbai, India Risk factors associated with MDR-TB at the onset of therapy among new cases registered with the RNTCP in Mumbai, India. Indian J Public Health 2011;... SR Atre,DTB D...