Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Ul Haq, Mahboob"
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Are patients with pulmonary tuberculosis identified by active and by passive case detection different? A cross-sectional study in Pakistan
Ul Haq, Mahboob; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Fatima, Razia; Qadeer, Ejaz; Habib, Hammad; Hussain, Kashif; Khan, Abdul Wali (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives Our objective was to compare the characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) identified through “extended contact screening” (ECS) with those of patients identified through routine passive case ... -
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 ...