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| Title |
Initiation and completion rates for latent tuberculosis infection treatment: a systematic review
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-016-1550-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andreas Sandgren, Marije Vonk Noordegraaf-Schouten, Femke van Kessel, Anke Stuurman, Anouk Oordt-Speets, Marieke J. van der Werf |
| Abstract |
Control of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important step towards tuberculosis elimination. Preventive treatment will prevent the development of disease in most cases diagnosed with LTBI. However, low initiation and completion rates affect the effectiveness of preventive treatment. The objective was to systematically review data on initiation rates and completion rates for LTBI treatment regimens in the general population and specific populations with LTBI. A systematic review of the literature (PubMed, Embase) published up to February 2014 was performed. Forty-five studies on initiation rates and 83 studies on completion rates of LTBI treatment were found. These studies provided initiation rates (IR) and completion rates (CR) in people with LTBI among the general population (IR 26-99 %, CR 39-96 %), case contacts (IR 40-95 %, CR 48-82 %), healthcare workers (IR 47-98 %, CR 17-79 %), the homeless (IR 34-90 %, CR 23-71 %), people who inject drugs (IR 52-91 %, CR 38-89 %), HIV-infected individuals (IR 67-92 %, CR 55-95 %), inmates (IR 7-90 %, CR 4-100 %), immigrants (IR 23-97 %, CR 7-86 %), and patients with comorbidities (IR 82-93 %, CR 75-92 %). Generally, completion rates were higher for short than for long LTBI treatment regimens. Initiation and completion rates for LTBI treatment regimens were frequently suboptimal and varied greatly within and across different populations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 21% |
| France | 1 | 7% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 71% |
| Scientists | 2 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 160 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 159 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 24% |
| Researcher | 27 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 17% |
| Unknown | 31 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 66 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 16% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 9% |
| Unknown | 42 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 June 2016.
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#4,697,582
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#1,504
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#77,807
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#27
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