Effects of programmatic interventions to improve the management of latent tuberculosis: a follow up study up to five months after implementation

• Main Authors: Mercedes Yanes-Lane (Author), Anete Trajman (Author), Mayara Lisboa Bastos (Author), Olivia Oxlade (Author), Chantal Valiquette (Author), Nathalia Rufino (Author), Federica Fregonese (Author), Dick Menzies (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Less than 19% of those needing tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment complete it, due to losses in several steps of the cascade of care for latent TB infection. A cluster randomized trial of a programmatic public health intervention to improve management of latent TB infection i...