Finding the missed millions: innovations to bring tuberculosis diagnosis closer to key populations

Abstract Current strategies to promptly, effectively, and equitably screen people with tuberculosis (TB) and link them to diagnosis and care are insufficient; new approaches are required to find the millions of people around the world with TB who are missed each year. Interventions also need to be d...

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Published inBMC global and public health Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Byrne, Rachel L., Wingfield, Tom, Adams, Emily R., Banu, Sayera, Bimba, John Samson, Codlin, Andrew, Atienzar, Ana Cubas, Garg, Tushar, John, Stephen, Gurgel, Ricardo Queiroz, Sander, Melissa, Santos, Victor Santana, Squire, S. Bertel, Vo, Luan Nguyen Quang, Creswell, Jacob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published BMC 17.05.2024
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Diagnostics
Point of care
TB LAM
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Abstract Current strategies to promptly, effectively, and equitably screen people with tuberculosis (TB) and link them to diagnosis and care are insufficient; new approaches are required to find the millions of people around the world with TB who are missed each year. Interventions also need to be designed considering how people interact with health care facilities and where appropriate should be suitable for use in the community. Here, the historical, new, and reemerging technologies that are being utilised for TB diagnosis globally are discussed, whilst highlighting that how we use and evaluate tests is just as important as the tests themselves.
ISSN:2731-913X
2731-913X
DOI:10.1186/s44263-024-00063-4