Resource implications of the latent tuberculosis cascade of care: a time and motion study in five countries

• Main Authors: H. Alsdurf (Author), O. Oxlade (Author), M. Adjobimey (Author), F. Ahmad Khan (Author), M. Bastos (Author), N. Bedingfield (Author), A. Benedetti (Author), D. Boafo (Author), T. N. Buu (Author), L. Chiang (Author), V. Cook (Author), D. Fisher (Author), G. J. Fox (Author), F. Fregonese (Author), P. Hadisoemarto (Author), J. C. Johnston (Author), F. Kassa (Author), R. Long (Author), S. Moayedi Nia (Author), T. A. Nguyen (Author), J. Obeng (Author), C. Paulsen (Author), K. Romanowski (Author), R. Ruslami (Author), K. Schwartzman (Author), H. Sohn (Author), E. Strumpf (Author), A. Trajman (Author), C. Valiquette (Author), L. Yaha (Author), D. Menzies (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The End TB Strategy calls for global scale-up of preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but little information is available about the associated human resource requirements. Our study aimed to quantify the healthcare worker (HCW) time needed to perform the...