Integrating chest radiography-based TB screening and preventive treatment for household contacts in Pakistan: a pilot study

Abstract Background Pakistan ranks fifth among countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) incidence worldwide, yet only approximately 70% of TB patients receive treatment. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends active TB case finding and TB preventive treatment (TPT) for household contacts...

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Principais autores:	Nida Khan, Muhammad Ahmar Khan, Ahmad Ismail, Abdul Ghafoor, Alina Rashid, Farah Zafar, Razia Fatima, Bilal Afghani, Aamir Safdar, Corinne Simone Merle, Dennis Falzon, Avinash Kanchar, Christian Gunneberg, Muhammad Amir Khan
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2025-12-01
coleção:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Assuntos:	Integrated care, Household contacts of TB patients, CXR screening, TB preventive treatment, Prevent TB application
Acesso em linha:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-12378-0
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