Application of a TB care cascade to a novel household contact intervention in rural South Africa

• Main Authors: L. Linde (Author), L.B. van Niekerk (Author), K.W. le Roux (Author), M. Wilson (Author), M.B. Brooks (Author), B.J. van de Water (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: The Union, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Four clinics implemented an intervention to increase TB household contact identification and evaluation in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa. We applied a care cascade framework to assess gaps in evaluation and treatment initiation from April 2021 to June 2023. We identified 1,698 contacts of 287 ind...