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Active case-finding of tuberculosis compared with symptom-driven standard of care: a modelling analysis.

Akash MalhotraTheresa S RyckmanKarl JohnsonElizabeth UhligJacob CreswellEmily A KendallDavid W DowdyHojoon Sohn
Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2024)
These data illustrate the importance of considering outcomes in a counterfactual standard of care scenario, as well as trade-offs between overdiagnosis and averted morbidity through earlier diagnosis-not just for TB, but for any disease in which population-based screening is recommended.
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