The potential impact of preventive therapy against tuberculosis in the WHO South-East Asian Region: a modelling approach

The potential impact of preventive therapy against tuberculosis in the WHO South-East Asian Region: a modelling approach

Abstract Background The prevention of tuberculosis (TB) is key for accelerating current, slow declines in TB burden. The 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on eligibility for preventive therapy to treat latent TB infection (LTBI) include people living with human immunodeficiency virus (...

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Main Authors: Sandip Mandal, Vineet Bhatia, Mukta Sharma, Partha Pratim Mandal, Nimalan Arinaminpathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Preventive therapy
Epidemiology
Modelling
South East Asia
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01651-5

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