Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Shewade, Hemant Deepak"
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Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in Pakistan: Are national guidelines used by private healthcare providers?
Yaqoob, Aashifa; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Fatima, Razia; Shewade, Hemant Deepak; Nisar, Nadia; Wali, Ahmed (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) in Pakistan developed, with the Pakistan Paediatric Association, a pediatric scoring chart to aid diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB). Our study compared the ... -
Extending contact screening within a 50-m radius of an index tuberculosis patient using Xpert MTB/RIF in urban Pakistan: Did it impact treatment outcomes?
Ul Haq, Mahboob; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Fatima, Razia; Shewade, Hemant Deepak; Heldal, Einar; Latif, Abdullah; Kumar, Ajay M.V. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Pakistan implemented initiatives to detect tuberculosis (TB) patients through extended contact screening (ECS); it improved case detection but treatment outcomes need assessment. Objectives To compare ...