Public Health Action · 2016 · 42 citations · 4 references
Public HealthInfectious DiseasesPreventive MedicineEarly DetectionEpidemiologyTuberculosis ControlActive Case FindingCase DetectionTuberculosis Case FindingTuberculosis DiagnosisTuberculosis PreventionTuberculosis SurveillanceActive Pulmonary TuberculosisActive Tuberculosis Case FindingActive Tuberculosis ScreeningEarly Case DetectionSputum ExaminationSputum Smear MicroscopyTuberculosis Case DetectionTuberculosis Screening
In India, to increase tuberculosis (TB) case detection under the National Tuberculosis Programme, active case finding (ACF) was implemented by the Global Fund-supported Project Axshya, among high-risk groups in 300 districts. Between April 2013 and December 2014, 4.9 million households covering ~20 million people were visited. Of 350 047 presumptive pulmonary TB cases (cough of ⩾2 weeks) identified, 187 586 (54%) underwent sputum smear examination and 14 447 (8%) were found to be smear-positive. ACF resulted in the detection of a large number of persons with presumptive pulmonary TB and smear-positive TB. Ensuring sputum examination of all those with presumptive TB was a major challenge.
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Global tuberculosis report (2014)
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