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ArticlePublic health action2026

Treatment outcomes of individuals with tuberculosis identified from mobile chest X-ray-based active case finding in Pakistan.

S M A Zaidi, K C Horton, H Esmail

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S M A ZaidiWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Innovation, UCL Centre for Global Tuberculosis Research, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
K C HortonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
H EsmailWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Innovation, UCL Centre for Global Tuberculosis Research, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mobile X-ray-based active case finding is being scaled up across high-burden countries to improve detection of early and asymptomatic tuberculosis (TB). However, limited evidence is available for treatment outcomes in programmatic settings. We investigated outcomes of 1,023,488 individuals screened through community-based mobile X-rays in Pakistan. Among 7,381 individuals treated for TB, 4,104 (55.6%) did not have bacteriological confirmation suggesting low bacterial disease burden. Individuals with bacteriologically unconfirmed TB were more likely to be lost to follow-up relative to those with bacteriologically confirmed TB (18.3% vs. 13.2%), highlighting the need for strategies to ensure individuals remain engaged in care throughout treatment.

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asymptomatic TBCADdiagnosislost-to-follow-upradiographytuberculosis

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PMID42639294
PMCPMC13502497

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