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Patient Tracing

Patient Tracing is a public health surveillance strategy that involves the systematic identification and follow-up of individuals who have been in close contact with a diagnosed tuberculosis patient to interrupt transmission chains and prevent further spread of the disease.

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90

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2017–2026

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'Lost' smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases: where are they and why did we lose them?

S. Bertel Squire, Abi Kebra Belaye, Andrew Kashoti et al. · PubMed · 2005 · 128 citations

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Overestimates of Survival after HAART: Implications for Global Scale-Up Efforts

Gregory P. Bisson, Tendani Gaolathe, Robert Gross et al. · PLoS ONE · 2008 · 112 citations · Full text

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Use of whole-genome sequencing to trace, control and characterize the regional expansion of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing ST15 Klebsiella pneumoniae

Kai Zhou, Mariëtte Lokate, Ruud H. Deurenberg et al. · Scientific Reports · 2016 · 105 citations · Full text

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Implementation and outcomes of an active defaulter tracing system for HIV, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), and TB patients in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya

Kerry A. Thomson, Erastus Cheti, Tony Reid · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2011 · 62 citations

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Evaluation of a Mobile Health Approach to Tuberculosis Contact Tracing in Botswana

Yoonhee P. Ha, Martha Tesfalul, Ryan Littman–Quinn et al. · Journal of Health Communication · 2016 · 59 citations · Full text

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Authors

206

  1. LJ
    Laura Jean Podewils

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  2. RH
    Ruud H. Deurenberg

    University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands

    2 publications · 161 citations

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  3. KZ
    Kai Zhou

    Zhejiang University, China

    2 publications · 161 citations

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  4. AP
    Annatjie Peters

    Department of Health, South Africa

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. HG
    Hajo Grundmann

    University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands

    2 publications · 161 citations

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Institutions

90

  1. Department of Health

    Pretoria, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  2. Botswana Open University

    Gaborone, Botswana

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    525 citations

  3. Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership

    Gaborone, Botswana

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    576 citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    18 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

    Antwerp, Belgium

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    125 citations

  6. University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    18 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Trinidad and Tobago

    Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    180 citations

  8. South African Medical Research Council

    Cape Town, South Africa

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    117 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 203 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 145 citations

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  3. BMC Health Services Research

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  4. Respiratory Medicine

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  5. BMC Public Health

    2 publications · 39 citations

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