For Tuberculosis, Not "To Screen or Not to Screen?" but "Who?" and "How?"

Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 18:ciae058. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae058. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Active case finding leveraging new molecular diagnostics and chest X-rays with automated interpretation algorithms is increasingly being developed for high-risk populations to drive down tuberculosis incidence. We consider why such an approach did not deliver a decline in tuberculosis prevalence in Brazilian prison populations and what to consider next.

Keywords: active case finding; chest x-ray; tuberculosis.

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