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Closing delivery gaps in the treatment of tuberculosis infection: Lessons from implementation research in Peru.

Courtney M YuenAna Karina MillonesDaniela PumaJudith JimenezJerome T GaleaRoger I CalderonGabriela S PagesMeredith B BrooksLeonid LeccaTom NicholsonMercedes C BecerraSalmaan Keshavjee
Published in: PloS one (2021)
We attempted to close the gap in TB preventive treatment in Peru by expanding preventive services to adult contacts and other risk groups. While suboptimal, care cascade completion for adult contacts was consistent with what has been observed in high-income settings. The major losses in the care cascade occurred in completing evaluations and having doctors prescribe preventive treatment.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • hepatitis c virus
  • adverse drug