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View article: Identifying gaps in tuberculosis preventive care for non-U.S.-born persons at community health clinics in the United States
Identifying gaps in tuberculosis preventive care for non-U.S.-born persons at community health clinics in the United States Open
Background Treating asymptomatic tuberculosis (TB) infection prevents TB disease and is critical for TB elimination in the United States (U.S.). In the U.S., TB disease disproportionately affects those born outside of the U.S. The quality …
View article: Factors Associated With the Discontinuation of Two Short-Course Tuberculosis Preventive Therapies in Programmatic Settings in the United States
Factors Associated With the Discontinuation of Two Short-Course Tuberculosis Preventive Therapies in Programmatic Settings in the United States Open
Background The objective of this study was to investigate timing and risk factors for discontinuation of short-course tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) comparing directly observed 3-month isoniazid/rifapentine (3HP) vs self-administere…
View article: Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing and Interferon-γ Release Assays in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease
Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing and Interferon-γ Release Assays in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease Open
Importance Elimination of tuberculosis (TB) disease in the US hinges on the ability of tests to detect individual risk of developing disease to inform prevention. The relative performance of 3 available TB tests—the tuberculin skin test (T…
View article: Using Electronic Health Record Data to Measure the Latent Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade in Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics
Using Electronic Health Record Data to Measure the Latent Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade in Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics Open
Electronic health record data can be used to measure the latent tuberculosis infection care cascade. A large proportion of patients in this safety-net clinical network are at high risk for tuberculosis infection. Addressing identified gaps…
View article: The disparate impact of age-based COVID-19 vaccine prioritization by race/ethnicity in Denver, Colorado
The disparate impact of age-based COVID-19 vaccine prioritization by race/ethnicity in Denver, Colorado Open
COVID-19 vaccines are an effective tool in preventing severe disease. Most states used an age-based prioritization for vaccine rollout. We examined the impact of a primarily age-based prioritization policy on reductions of severe disease i…
View article: Transnational Record Linkage for Tuberculosis Surveillance and Program Evaluation
Transnational Record Linkage for Tuberculosis Surveillance and Program Evaluation Open
Objective. Pre-immigration tuberculosis (TB) screening, followed by post-arrival rescreening during the first year, is critical to reducing TB among foreign-born people in the United States. However, existing U.S. public health surveillanc…
View article: Risk Factors for Non-completion of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Therapy at an Urban Public Health Clinic
Risk Factors for Non-completion of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Therapy at an Urban Public Health Clinic Open
Study design: Retrospective cohort study Study population: Individuals who initiated LTBI therapy at Denver Health in 2013 Exclusion criteria: • ≤18 years of age • Active TB diagnosis • Missing key data (n=76) Data collection: • Treatment …