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Active and passive case-finding in tuberculosis-affected households in Peru: a 10-year prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background: Active case-finding among contacts of patients with tuberculosis is a global health priority, but the effects of active versus passive case-finding are poorly characterised. We assessed the contribution of ...
A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of active case finding for household contacts within a routine tuberculosis program, San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru
(Elsevier, 2020)
Background: Active case finding (ACF) in household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) patients is now recommended for National TB Programs (NTP) in low- and middle-income countries. However, evidence supporting these recommendations ...
Cost-effectiveness of active case-finding of household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a low HIV, tuberculosis-endemic urban area of Lima, Peru
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
We compared the cost-effectiveness (CE) of an active case-finding (ACF) programme for household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases enrolled in first-line treatment to routine passive case-finding (PCF) within an established ...
A systematic review of tuberculosis detection and prevention studies in prisons
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
Many studies have demonstrated that prisons are hotspots of tuberculosis disease and transmission. Despite this, it remains unclear which interventions are most effective at controlling tuberculosis in prisons. The objective ...
Strategy of active case – finding for covid – 19 in Bogota city, 2020 – 2021
(Subdirección de Acciones Colectivas - Subdirección de Vigilancia en Salud Pública - Subdirección de Laboratorio de Salud Pública, 2022)
Con las directrices nacionales del programa de Prueba, Rastreo y Aislamiento Selectivo Sostenible (PRASS) y la estrategia distrital Detecto, Aíslo y Reporto (DAR) del Plan de Salud Pública de Intervenciones Colectivas ...
Youth environmental activism in the age of social media: the case of Chile (2009-2019)
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2021)
Between 2009 and 2019, Chile experienced the rise and fall of a powerful and influential environmental movement. This movement spurred massive protests against large-scale energy and mining projects, successfully blocking ...
Active case finding with case management: the key to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020, the first non-influenza pandemic, affecting more
than 200 countries and areas, with more than 5·9 million cases by May 31, 2020. Countries have developed ...
Generalized periodic EEG activity in two cases of neurosyphilis
(Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2006-03-01)
Neurosyphilis is a recognized cause of epileptic seizures and cognitive impairment, but is not usually associated with the finding of generalized periodic activity in the EEG. We report two similar cases characterized by ...
The effectiveness of job search activation policies : the case of Barcelona Activa's job orientation and job search service
(Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía, 2020-09)
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of a job search program using instrumental variables.
The instruments used are travel time in public transport to the place where activities are
done, and difference between enrollment ...
The impact of physical activity on mitigation of health care costs related to diabetes mellitus: findings from developed and developing settings Diabetes mellitus and physical exercise
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2015)
Over the last decades, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has been increasing globally such that nowadays the disease constitutes an important outcome related to early mortality among adults. In parallel with the ...