Improving active case finding for tuberculosis in South Africa: informing innovative implementation approaches in the context of the Kharitode trial through formative research

• Váldodahkkit: Deanna Kerrigan (Dahkki), Nora West (Dahkki), Carrie Tudor (Dahkki), Colleen F. Hanrahan (Dahkki), Limakatso Lebina (Dahkki), Reginah Msandiwa (Dahkki), Lesego Mmolawa (Dahkki), Neil Martinson (Dahkki), David Dowdy (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with approximately 1.8 million deaths in 2015. While effective treatment exists, implementation of active case finding (ACF) methods to identify persons with active TB in a timely and cost-effective manner continues to...