High TB burden and low notification rates in the Philippines: The 2016 national TB prevalence survey.
Mary Ann D LansangMarissa M AlejandriaIrwin LawNoel R JubanMaria Lourdes E AmarilloOlivia T SisonJose Rene B CruzConcepcion F AngJoseph Adrian L BuensalidoJohanna Patricia A CañalNina T Castillo-CarandangCynthia P CorderoDonna Mae G GaviolaMary Ann J LadiaJacinto Blas V MantaringMyrna T MendozaMaria Sonia S SalamatHilton Y LamMarina TadoliniAnna Marie Celina G Garfinnull nullPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This nationally representative survey found that the TB burden in the Philippines in 2016 was higher than estimated from routine TB surveillance data. There was no evidence of a decline in smear and culture positive TB from the 2007 survey despite significant investments in TB control. New strategies for case-finding and patient-centered care must be intensified and expanded.