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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2018

Turning Off the Tap: Using the FAST Approach to Stop the Spread of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Russian Federation.

Ann C Miller, Viktoria Livchits, Faiz Ahmad Khan, Sidney Atwood, Sergei Kornienko, Yulia Kononenko, Irina Vasilyeva, Salmaan Keshavjee

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Ann C MillerDepartment of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Viktoria LivchitsPartners in Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Faiz Ahmad KhanRespiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Sidney AtwoodDivision of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sergei KornienkoVoronezh Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Hospital, Voronezh.
Yulia KononenkoRepublic of Karelia Clinical Tuberculosis Hospital, Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation.
Irina VasilyevaMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation.
Salmaan KeshavjeeDepartment of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Background: We report the association of the FAST strategy (find cases actively, separate safely, and treat effectively) with reduction of hospital-based acquisition of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Russian Federation. Methods: We used preintervention and postintervention cohorts in 2 Russian hospitals to determine whether the FAST strategy was associated with a reduced odds of converting MDR tuberculosis within 12 months among patients with tuberculosis susceptible to isoniazid and rifampin at baseline. Results: Sixty-three of 709 patients (8.9%) with isoniazid and rifampin-susceptible tuberculosis acquired MDR tuberculosis; 55 (12.2%) were in the early cohort, and 8 (3.1%) were in the FAST cohort. The FAST strategy was associated with a reduced odds (adjusted odds ratio, 0.16; 95% confidence interval, .07-.39) and 9.2% absolute reduction in the risk of MDR tuberculosis acquisition. Conclusion: Use of the FAST strategy in 2 Russian hospitals was associated with significantly less MDR tuberculosis 12 months after implementation.

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Health Services ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCommunicable Disease ControlDisease Transmission, InfectiousFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRussiaTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantYoung Adult

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