Scientific Publication

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

author(s) Le, H. - Nguyen, N. - Tran, P. - Hoa, N.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
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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. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019;23(2):140–6

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Abstract

The 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® 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’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

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