Active screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.

End TB strategy by the WHO suggest active screening of high-risk populations for tuberculosis (TB) to improve case detection. Present study generates evidence for the effectiveness of screening patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) for Pulmonary TB (PTB). A study was conducted among 4548 systematically recruited patients over 45 years attending DM clinic at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

Management of previously treated tuberculosis patients in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka: how are we faring?

Setting: District Chest Clinic, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

Objectives: To determine the coverage of culture and drug susceptibility testing (CDST), delays in CDST, treatment initiation, obtaining CDST results and treatment outcomes of previously treated tuberculosis (TB) patients.

Design: Retrospective cohort study involving review of records and reports.

Evaluation of work-related psychosocial factors and regional musculoskeletal pain: results from a EULAR Task Force.

Objectives: To establish whether review articles provide consistent conclusions on associations between workplace psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal pain and, if differences exist, to explore whether this is related to the methods used.

Methods: Reviews, reported up to February 2007, that included consideration of workplace psychosocial factors and upper limb, back or knee pain were identified through searches of multiple databases. The specific work-related psychosocial factors considered were job demands, support, job autonomy and job satisfaction.