Evaluating the Quality of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening in Ireland: A Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study.

James O'ConnellJoy OguntuaseBrian LiCora McNallyDebbi StanistreetSamuel McConkeyEoghan de Barra

Published in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease (2022)

This study evaluated the quality of LTBI screening using a framework and identified that LTBI screening in this tertiary centre needs to be scaled and expanded, and that treatment initiation needs to be improved, particularly among non-Irish nationals.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
emergency department
primary care
hiv aids
human immunodeficiency virus
combination therapy
hepatitis c virus
antiretroviral therapy
drug induced