How are high burden countries implementing policies and tools for latent tuberculosis infection? A survey of current practices and barriers

How are high burden countries implementing policies and tools for latent tuberculosis infection? A survey of current practices and barriers

Abstract Background and aims Despite the World Health Organization (WHO)'s updated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment, the scale‐up of TB preventive therapy remains low in many high‐burden countries (HBCs). We conducted a survey to better understand the current status of polic...

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Main Authors: Lena Faust, Morten Ruhwald, Samuel Schumacher, Madhukar Pai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Health Science Reports
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis
purified protein derivative
rifapentine
screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.158

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.158

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