Cost-effectiveness of expanded latent TB infection testing and treatment: Lynn City, Massachusetts, USA.

Between October 2016 and March 2019, Lynn Community Health Center in Massachusetts implemented a targeted latent TB infection testing and treatment (TTT) program, increasing testing from a baseline of 1,200 patients tested to an average of 3,531 patients tested, or 9% of the population per year. We compared pre-implementation TTT, represented by the first two quarters of implementation data, to TTT, represented by 12 quarters of data. Time, diagnostic, and laboratory resources were estimated using micro-costing.

Contributing Factors to Delays in COVID-19-Related Hospitalization Among Latinx and Spanish-Speaking Patients/Factores Que Contribuyen a Retrasos en Hospitalizaciones Relacionadas con COVID-19 Entre Pacientes Latinos e Hispano-Hablantes.

Background: Latinx populations have been more heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic than the general population of the US, including higher rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in eastern Massachusetts. We conducted a qualitative study to better understand the experiences of Latinx and Spanish-speaking patients who had clinically significant COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic.

Methods: Thirteen qualitative, semistructured, phone interviews were conducted between December 2020 and April 2021 with Latinx and Spanish-speaking patients who had experienced clinically significant COVID-19 in the metro-north Boston area.