Those most at risk of developing tuberculosis are not being screened in some parts of the UK, experts say. A national programme for high-risk groups in the UK is not being implemented in areas with ...

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TB is the deadliest infectious diseases globally, with 10.8 million new cases and 1.25 million deaths in 2023. Effective screening is an important intervention to prevent its spread. TB can remain ...

The screening criteria in the ICAP tool seem to have a high positive predictive value for TB (the cases it detects are likely to really have TB). But the ICAP clinics did not perform bacteriologic ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

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Where you have lived for at least six months in a country where TB screening is not required by the UK (including the UK itself) and you have been away from that country for no more than six months, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent challenge to global public health, claiming nearly 1.5 million lives each year. Screening populations at risk for latent TB infection has emerged as a vital ...

APPROXIMATELY 1 423 people have been screened based on symptoms during the ongoing TB screening outreach targeting mining communities in the Midlands province. The screening exercise, being ...

A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not always accurately detect disease. Simultaneously screening for both active and ...