Yield of community-based tuberculosis targeted testing and treatment in foreign-born populations in the United States: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize outputs and outcomes of community-based tuberculosis targeted testing and treatment (TTT) programs in foreign-born populations (FBP) in the United States (US).

Methods

We systematically searched five bibliographic databases and other key resources. Two reviewers independently applied eligibility criteria to screen citations and extracted data from included studies. We excluded studies that contained <50% FBP participants or that examined steps only after diagnosis of latent TB infection (LTBI). We stratified studies as majority FBP (50-90%) and predominantly FBP (>90%). We used random-effects meta-analytic models to calculate pooled proportions and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for community-based TTT cascade steps (e.g., recruited, tested and treated

SUBMITTER: Malekinejad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5546677 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature