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ArticleJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2026

The critical link between TB infection control process and clinical impact: need for efficacy data and MDR-TB specificity.

Parth Aphale, Shashank Dokania, Himanshu Shekhar

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Article in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Parth AphaleDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Shashank DokaniaDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Himanshu ShekharDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study by Song et al. [1] detailing the significant improvements in Tuberculosis Infection Control (TBIC) implementation rates across designated hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China, provides valuable data on the feasibility of programmatic interventions in high-burden settings. The demonstrated rise in compliance for Administrative Controls (AC), Environmental Controls (EC), and Respiratory Protection (RP) is commendable. However, as scholars focused on global TB elimination, we must constructively appraise whether measuring implementation rates adequately captures the desired public health impact, particularly in facilities designated for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

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multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)Respiratory Protection (RP)Tuberculosis Infection Control (TBIC)

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PMID41438009
PMCPMC12719732

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