Therefore, this chapter covers the current WHO-endorsed tests and advances in diagnostic and screening tests for active and latent TB.Previous chapter in volume Next chapter in volume Keywords Tuberculosis Latent TB infection Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nucleic acid amplification test Tuberculin skin test ...
Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test DALY: Disability-adjusted life years DOT: Directly observed therapy eCRF: Electronic case report form HCW: Health care worker HH: Household HACF: Home-based active case finding HHC: Household contacts HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus IRB: Institut...
Screening identity number SoC: Standard of care SAT: Self-administered treatment SCC: Stable culture conversion SAE: Serious adverse event SMDC: Statistics and Data Management Centre TSC: Trial steering committee TB: Tuberculosis ULN: Upper limit of normal UP: Unanticipated problems WHO...
TB diagnosis followed NTEP guidelines, involving symptom screening, sputum testing, and chest X-ray findings. It is important to note that we included only those TB-HIV/TB-diabetes patients who were notified in the NTEP program; therefore, the investigators did not perform any diagnostic tests ...
We hypothesize that SAIA-TB implementation will lead to a 20% increase in each of: TB screening, TB preventive treatment initiation, and TB disease treatment initiation during the 18-month intervention period. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews with clinic staff will also be ...
If a test is positive for TB, extracted DNA eluate from the initial sample can be used for RIF-resistance reflex testing. The limit of detection is estimated to be 100 colony forming units (CFU)/ml in sputum sample, similar to that of Xpert MTB/RIF. When trialed at primary health ...
Data collection tools included: a Socio-Demographic Questionnaire; a Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD) Screen; a Psychological Distress Scale; the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT); and self-report measures of tobacco use, perceived health status and adherence to anti-TB drugs and...
TBX5 3′UTR variant rs6489956 interacted with miR-30a or miR-9 in zebrafish In order to test the interaction effect of TBX5 3′ UTR variant and miR-30a or miR-9 in vivo, we explored their function on heart development using Figure 2 Screen for miRNAs interacting with TBX5 c.*1101C4T...
The sputum culture test is also used as a confirmatory test for samples that test negative in rapid biomarker-based screening tests [60]. The sputum smear test is easy to perform, provides results within a few hours, and is generally more cost effective when compared to the sputum culture ...
Family screening diagnosed the father with sputum smear-positive TB. The mother and a 2-year-old sibling had no symptoms or signs of TB disease and started preventive therapy. Early TB meningitis diagnosis is the single most important factor influencing clinical outcome, but is difficult due to ...