Cost-effectiveness of active tuberculosis screening among high-risk populations in low tuberculosis incidence countries: a systematic review, 2008 to 2023.

BackgroundIn countries with a low TB incidence (≤ 10 cases/100,000 population), active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) mostly affects vulnerable populations with limited access to healthcare. Thus, passive case-finding systems may not be successful in detecting and treating cases and preventing further transmission. Active and cost-effective search strategies can overcome this problem.

A longitudinal prospective study of active tuberculosis in a Western Europe setting: insights and findings.

Purpose: This study investigates the potential of inflammatory parameters (IP), symptoms, and patient-related outcome measurements as biomarkers of severity and their ability to predict tuberculosis (TB) evolution.

Methods: People with TB were included prospectively in the Stage-TB study conducted at five clinical sites in Barcelona (Spain) between April 2018 and December 2021. Data on demographics, epidemiology, clinical features, microbiology, and Sanit George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and Kessler-10 as Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) were collected at three time points during treatment.

Medical Students' Opinion of Their Learning Process.

Introduction: The opinion of students is of utmost importance to identify areas of improvement in undergraduate studies. Medical schools would use this information to plan actions to ensure that the students achieve the necessary medical knowledge. The aim of this study was to analyse the opinion of medical students about their learning process and to analyse the influence of their experience according to their year of medical degree.

Corrigendum: Disseminated tuberculosis and diagnosis delay during the COVID-19 era in a Western European country: a case series analysis.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.