Investigation of household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients increases case detection in Mwanza City, Tanzania

Autor: Medard Beyanga, Benson R. Kidenya, Lisa Gerwing-Adima, Eleanor Ochodo, Stephen E. Mshana, Christa Kasang

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) contact tracing is a key strategy for containing TB and provides addition to the passive case finding approach. However, this practice has not been implemented in Tanzania, where there is unacceptably high treatm

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/a2549ed893bd4c608f69bff041bde598

Implementation of the laboratory quality management system (ISO 15189): Experience from Bugando Medical Centre Clinical Laboratory – Mwanza, Tanzania

Autor: Medard Beyanga, Lisa Gerwing-Adima, Kahima Jackson, Benjamin Majaliwa, Henrico Shimba, Simon Ezekiel, Charles Massambu, Dickson Majige, Michael Mwasegaka, Wilson Mtotela, Patrick Mateta, Christa Kasang

Publikováno v: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2018)

Background: Use of laboratory evidence-based patient health care in Tanzania remains a complex problem, as with many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. As at 2010, 39 African countries, including Tanzania, had no clinical laboratories that met th

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/89b4e5fb1a974bd7812468b44d1abae4

Pooled Sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF Testing: A Cost Effectiveness Diagnostic Tool in Mwanza, Tanzania

Autor: Shimba Henerico, Benson R. Kidenya, Bernard Okamo, Christa Kasang, Lisa Gerwing-Adima, Richard V. Makapa, Geoffrey Japhet

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem, with the highest burden occurring in low-income countries, wherein the use of more sensitive diagnostics, such as Xpert MTB/RIF (GeneXpert), is still limited by costs. Testing of pooled

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::2ac9246c4eb0ef515e4db337d478cf48
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-599005/v1

Investigation of household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients increases case detection in Mwanza City, Tanzania

Autor: Eleanor A Ochodo, Benson R. Kidenya, Medard Beyanga, Lisa Gerwing-Adima, Stephen E. Mshana, Christa Kasang

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
BMC Infectious Diseases

Background Tuberculosis (TB) contact tracing is a key strategy for containing TB and provides addition to the passive case finding approach. However, this practice has not been implemented in Tanzania, where there is unacceptably high treatment gap o

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::bac7f9f03ca7ce05f540c36b5339acb1
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3036-6

Implementation of the laboratory quality management system (ISO 15189): Experience from Bugando Medical Centre Clinical Laboratory – Mwanza, Tanzania

Autor: Benjamin Majaliwa, Medard Beyanga, Kahima Jackson, Michael Mwasegaka, Christa Kasang, Simon Ezekiel, Patrick Mateta, Lisa Gerwing-Adima, Henrico Shimba, Charles Massambu, Wilson Mtotela, Dickson Majige

Publikováno v: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2018)
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-6, Published: 2018

Background: Use of laboratory evidence-based patient health care in Tanzania remains a complex problem, as with many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. As at 2010, 39 African countries, including Tanzania, had no clinical laboratories that met th

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9f92d7a4960840f33215dae3bb864248
https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/657