2022
Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia
Saranjav A, Parisi C, Zhou X, Dorjnamjil K, Samdan T, Erdenebaatar S, Chuluun A, Dalkh T, Ganbaatar G, Brooks MB, Spiegelman D, Ganmaa D, Davis JL. Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061229. PMID: 35973702, PMCID: PMC9386240, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContact TracingCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMongoliaRetrospective StudiesTuberculosisTuberculosis, PulmonaryConceptsPrimary health centersTB preventive therapyRoutine surveillance dataHealth centersHousehold contactsCohort studyPreventive therapyTB careTB dispensariesRetrospective cross-sectional cohort studyCross-sectional cohort studySurveillance dataActive TB treatmentGuideline-adherent careHealth system predictorsQuality of tuberculosisOdds of patientsHealth system factorsQuality improvement interventionsLow-quality careCare cascadeTB screeningTB treatmentTuberculosis careIndex patients
2012
PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV-EXPOSED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA.
Finkelstein J, Manji K, Duggan C, Hertzmark E, Mehta S, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W. PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV-EXPOSED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA. East African Medical Journal 2012, 89: 183-92. PMID: 26856040, PMCID: PMC10864092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisChild mid-upper arm circumferenceMid-upper arm circumferenceT-cell countsArm circumferenceReduced riskCD4 T-cell countCD8 T-cell countsLow vitamin E levelsAppropriate infant feedingDuration of breastfeedingLongitudinal cohort studyVitamin E levelsIncident tuberculosisAntenatal clinicCohort studyLymphocyte countHIV infectionTuberculosis infectionChild tuberculosisHIV statusNutritional interventionImmunological statusInfant feedingE levels