Process measure of FAST tuberculosis infection control demonstrates delay in likely effective treatment.

皇冠体育app tuberculous infection control strategy, FAST (Find cases Actively, Separate safely and Treat effectively)

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
22 October 2019
Country:
Vietnam
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Health
First published:
1 February 2019
Authors:
Le, H, Nguyen, N, Tran, P and Hoa, N

Abstract

皇冠体育app tuberculous infection control strategy, FAST (Find cases Actively, Separate safely and Treat effectively), recommends prompt initiation of likely effective anti-tuberculosis treatment informed by Xpert庐 MTB/RIF results. This study aims to describe FAST implementation at Quang Nam Provincial TB and Lung Disease Hospital (QNH), Tam Ky, Viet Nam, using time to initiation of effective TB treatment as a process measure.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)

Citation

Le H, Nguyen N, Tran P, Hoa N, Hung N, Moran A, Mossawi HJ Al, Kak N, Ahmedov S, Brooks MB, Nardell EA, Tierney DB. Process measure of FAST tuberculosis infection control demonstrates delay in likely effective treatment. 皇冠体育app International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019;23(2):140鈥�6.

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