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HIV testing, antiretroviral therapy, and treatment outcomes in new cases of tuberculosis in Brazil, 2011
(2016-01)Objective. To assess the implementation of HIV-related interventions for patients with tuberculosis (TB), as well as TB treatment outcomes in patients coinfected with HIV in Brazil in 2011. Methods. This was a ... -
Culture and drug sensitivity testing among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Mexico: national data for 2009–2013
(2016-01)This study documented the number and results of mycobacterial culture and drug sensitivity testing (CDST) in Mexico from 2009–2013 and assessed whether states with a higher risk of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ... -
Culture and drug susceptibility testing among previously treated tuberculosis patients in the Dominican Republic, 2014
(2016-01)Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major public health concern that threatens global progress toward effective TB control. The risk of MDR-TB is increased in patients who have received previous TB treatment. This ... -
Implementation of the national tuberculosis guidelines on culture and drug sensitivity testing in Guatemala, 2013
(2016-01)Objective. To assess whether the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) guidelines for culture and drug sensitivity testing (DST) in Guatemala were successfully implemented, particularly in cases of smear-negative pulmonary ... -
Use and evaluation of a line probe assay in patients with tuberculosis in Peru: 2011–2013
(2016-01)Objective. To determine the use and performance of a line probe assay (LPA) compared with conventional culture and drug sensitivity testing (CDST) in patients registered with tuberculosis (TB) under routine program ... -
Operational research to strengthen tuberculosis control in the Americas
(2016-01)Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be an important global health problem, despite significant progress since the declaration of TB as a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. Mortality ... -
Contrasting trends of tuberculosis in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2005–2014
(2016-01)Objective. To 1) describe and compare the trends of tuberculosis (TB) case notification rates (CNRs) and treatment outcomes in the two largest cities in Honduras (San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa) for the period 2005–2014 ... -
Monitoring delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in eight cities in Colombia
(2016-01)Objective. To measure time between onset of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms and start of treatment, and to identify factors associated with delay in eight Colombian cities. Methods. Operational research with a retrospective ... -
Trends in tuberculosis notification and treatment outcomes in prisons: a country-wide assessment in El Salvador from 2009–2014
(2016-01)25 prisons in El Salvador from 2009–2014 and to determine if a set of interventions introduced in 2011 affected TB case finding and management. Methods. This was operational research that utilized a retrospective cohort ... -
Tuberculosis among indigenous municipalities in Mexico: analysis of case notification and treatment outcomes between 2009 and 2013
(2016-01)Objective. To assess trends in 1) tuberculosis (TB) case notification by year and 2) cumulative treatment outcomes (stratified by type of TB) in relation to the proportion of indigenous population in municipalities in a ... -
Quality of tuberculosis care at different levels of health care in Brazil in 2013
(2016-01)Objective. To assess 1) the burden and socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) cases, and 2) the quality of TB care provided to patients who entered and remained within each health care service ...
