Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis through mobile X-ray based active case-finding in Pakistan: a retrospective analysis from programmatic screening of 1 214 289 individuals from 2017 to 2021

Recent evidence suggests that community-wide active case finding (ACF) can reduce tuberculosis (TB) incidence and prevalence. Mass-screening at the community level, supported by mobile digital chest X-ray units, is now being scaled up by programmes across high burden countries. However, there is lim...

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Main Authors: Andrew Copas, Hanif Esmail, Jacob Creswell, Saira Khowaja, Aamir Khan, Syed Mohammad Asad Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-07-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/7/e019133.full
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