The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2019 · 15 citations · 0 references
Public HealthHealth Services AdministrationInfectious Disease ControlHealthcare Quality ImprovementHospital AdministrationTuberculosis ControlTreatment DurationTuberculosis CareTuberculosis Diagnostic TestingTuberculosis EpidemiologyTuberculosis Infection ControlTuberculosis PreventionHospital Resource ManagementHospital Resource UseMycobacterium Tuberculosis InfectionTuberculosis Treatment CompletionTuberculosis Treatment Monitoring
SETTING: OBJECTIVE: To describe FAST implementation at Quang Nam Provincial TB and Lung Disease Hospital (QNH), Tam Ky, Viet Nam, using time to initiation of effective TB treatment as a process measure. DESIGN: Hospital logs were used to calculate the time to likely effective treatment in patients with pulmonary TB (PTB) hospitalised during the study period. RESULTS: < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: A 'time to' process measure of the FAST tuberculous infection control strategy indicates delays in the initiation of likely effective anti-tuberculosis treatment in a resource-limited hospital. Expanding access to Xpert may speed time to likely effective treatment.