University of St Andrews Research: Recent submissions

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    • Tuberculosis diagnosis cascade in Blantyre, Malawi : a prospective cohort study 

      Feasey, Helena r. a.; Corbett, Elizabeth l.; Nliwasa, Marriott; Mair, Luke; Divala, Titus h.; Kamchedzera, Wala; Khundi, Mc ewen; Burchett, Helen e. d.; Webb, Emily l.; Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy; Squire, S. bertel; Macpherson, Peter (2021-02-15) - Journal article
      Background Tuberculosis (TB) control relies on early diagnosis and treatment. International guidelines recommend systematic TB screening at health facilities, but implementation is challenging. We investigated completion ...

    • Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis : a systematic review 

      Burke, Rachael m; Nliwasa, Marriott; Feasey, Helena r a; Chaisson, Lelia h; Golub, Jonathan e; Naufal, Fahd; Shapiro, Adrienne e; Ruperez, Maria; Telisinghe, Lily; Ayles, Helen; Corbett, Elizabeth l; Macpherson, Peter (2021-05-01) - Journal article
      Background Community-based active case-finding interventions might identify and treat more people with tuberculosis disease than standard case detection. We aimed to assess whether active case-finding interventions can ...

    • Effects of coronavirus disease pandemic on tuberculosis notifications, Malawi 

      Soko, Rebecca nzawa; Burke, Rachael m.; Feasey, Helena r.a.; Sibande, Wakumanya; Nliwasa, Marriott; Henrion, Marc y.r.; Khundi, Mcewen; Dodd, Peter j.; Ku, Chu chang; Kawalazira, Gift; Choko, Augustine t.; Divala, Titus h.; Corbett, Elizabeth l.; Macpherson, Peter (2021-07-01) - Journal article
      The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might affect tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and patient care. We analyzed a citywide electronic TB register in Blantyre, Malawi and interviewed TB officers. Malawi did not have an ...

    • Impact of community-wide tuberculosis active case finding and human immunodeficiency virus testing on tuberculosis trends in Malawi 

      Burke, Rachael m; Nliwasa, Marriott; Dodd, Peter j; Feasey, Helena r a; Khundi, Mcewen; Choko, Augustine; Nzawa-Soko, Rebecca; Mpunga, James; Webb, Emily l; Fielding, Katherine; Macpherson, Peter; Corbett, Elizabeth l (2023-07-05) - Journal article
      Background Tuberculosis case-finding interventions are critical to meeting World Health Organization End TB strategy goals. We investigated the impact of community-wide tuberculosis active case finding (ACF) alongside ...

    • Prevalence of bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Blantyre, Malawi 2019–20 : substantial decline compared to 2013–14 national survey 

      Feasey, Helena r. a.; Khundi, Mcewen; Nzawa soko, Rebecca; Nightingale, Emily; Burke, Rachael m.; Henrion, Marc y. r.; Phiri, Mphatso d.; Burchett, Helen e.; Chiume, Lingstone; Nliwasa, Marriott; Twabi, Hussein h.; Mpunga, James a.; Macpherson, Peter; Corbett, Elizabeth l. (2023-10-20) - Journal article
      Recent evidence shows rapidly changing tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology in Southern and Eastern Africa, with need for subdistrict prevalence estimates to guide targeted interventions. We conducted a pulmonary TB prevalence ...