ArticlePublic health action2021
Early TB case detection by community-based mobile X-ray screening and Xpert testing in Balochistan.
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- Spatial neighborhood patterns of pulmonary tuberculosis in a large urban area: the case of Santiago, Chile.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis through mobile X-ray based active case-finding in Pakistan: a retrospective analysis from programmatic screening of1 214 289 individuals from 2017 to 2021.BMJ global health · 2025Article
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- Geographical targeting of active case finding for tuberculosis in Pakistan using hotspots identified by artificial intelligence software (SPOT-TB): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Article
- Early detection of tuberculosis: a systematic review.Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) · 2024Review
- Comparing tuberculosis symptom screening to chest X-ray with artificial intelligence in an active case finding campaign in Northeast Nigeria.BMC global and public health · 2023Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Software with CE Mark for Chest X-ray Interpretation: Opportunities and Challenges.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
settingThis survey was conducted at 35 sites of 20 cities in 15 districts with low programmatic TB case notifications in the past years in Balochistan.
objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of the systemic community-based screening and diagnosis for early detection of TB; and 2) to describe the characteristics and understand the strengths and weaknesses of the intervention in Balochistan, and sociodemographic factors associated with it.
designThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a mobile van equipped with a digital X-ray machine with computer-aided detection for TB (CAD4TB) software for screening, followed by confirmatory high sensitivity Xpert® MTB/RIF assay testing.
resultsA total of 236 (3.4%) TB cases was detected out of 6,899 screened. About 1,168 (17%) presumptive TB cases were identified and 1,065 (91%) sputum samples were tested on Xpert. Among those diagnosed, 166 (70%) were
conclusionCommunity-based screening with innovative activities, comprising sensitive screening and diagnostic tools, effectively improves TB case detection, which might suffice to reduce the prevalence of TB and break the chain of infection transmission in the at-risk population.
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