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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case-Finding Strategies: Scoping Review

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case-Finding Strategies: Scoping Review

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case-Finding Strategies: Scoping Review

Susanna S van Wyk   1 , MD, MSc ;   Marriott Nliwasa   2 , PhD ;   Fang-Wen Lu   3 , MSc ;   Chih-Chan Lan   3 , MSc ;   James A Seddon   4, 5 , MD, PhD ;   Graeme Hoddinott   4, 6 , PhD ;   Lario Viljoen   4 , PhD ;   Gunar Günther   7, 8 , MD, PhD ;   Nunurai Ruswa   9 , MD, MSc ;   N Sarita Shah   10 , MD, MPH ;   Mareli Claassens   4, 5, 8 , MD, PhD

1 Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

2 Helse Nord Tuberculosis Initiative, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

3 Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

4 Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

5 Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

6 School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

7 Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

8 Department of Human, Biological & Translational Medical Science, School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

9 National TB and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek, Namibia

10 Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Mareli Claassens, MD, PhD
  • Department of Human, Biological & Translational Medical Science
  • School of Medicine
  • University of Namibia
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  • Windhoek, 10005
  • Namibia
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  • Email: mcla@sun.ac.za