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ArticleMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report2025

Case Finding Among and Comprehensive Management of Household Contacts of Persons with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: a Pilot Project - Uganda, 2023-2024.

Denis Mudoola, Pruthu Thekkur, Joseph Nsonga, Ritah Mande, Selma Dar Berger, Stavia Turyahabwe, Simon Muchuro, Proscovia Namuwenge, Moorine Sekadde, Deus Lukoye and 6 more

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16 authors.

Denis Mudoola
Pruthu Thekkur
Joseph Nsonga
Ritah Mande
Selma Dar Berger
Stavia Turyahabwe
Simon Muchuro
Proscovia Namuwenge
Moorine Sekadde
Deus Lukoye
Henry Luzze
John Paul Dongo
Anand Date
Riitta A Dlodlo
Odile Ferroussier-Davis
Macarthur Charles

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Abstract

To help achieve the End TB Strategy target of a 90% reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence by 2030, member states of the United Nations High-Level Meetings on TB called for improving provision of TB preventive treatment (TPT) for household contacts of persons with TB, who are at increased risk for infection and disease. However, TPT use among household contacts worldwide remained at 21% in 2023. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the Uganda Ministry of Health, and CDC piloted a comprehensive approach for increasing case finding and TPT coverage among household contacts of persons with TB. During November 1, 2023-September 30, 2024, a total of 521 index patients with TB disease were registered at six health facilities in Uganda. Home visits to index patients identified 1,913 household contacts, 1,739 (91.0%) of whom underwent TB symptom screening at home; 321 (18.5%) reported TB symptoms. Of 309 (96.3%) persons with TB symptoms who were further evaluated, 284 (91.9%) provided a sputum specimen for laboratory testing, including 270 (84.1% of those with symptoms) who did so during the home visit; 214 (69.3%) underwent chest radiography. Overall, 80 TB cases were diagnosed; in 61 (76.3%) persons, the diagnosis was based on radiographic findings. Among 1,496 HHCs eligible for TPT, 1,239 (82.8%) initiated treatment and 1,178 (95.1%) completed it. Global scale-up of this approach might help reach global TB elimination goals.

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Contact TracingFamily CharacteristicsTuberculosis, PulmonaryAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHouse CallsHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsUganda

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PMCPMC11925267

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