JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol. 276, n° 23, 1996, pages 1898-1903, 70 réf., ISSN 0098-7484, USA
BREWER (T.F.), HEYMANN (S.J.), COLDITZ (G.A.), WILSON (M.E.), AUERBACH (K.), KANE (D.), FINEBERG (H.V.)
Channing Laboratory. Brigham and Women's Hospital. Boston Mass. USA, Department of Medicine. Harvard Medical School. Boston. USA, Kennedy School of Government. Harvard University. Boston. USA, Department of Epidemiology. Harvard School of Public Health. Boston. USA
- To develop more effective methods to assess tuberculosis (TB) control strategies so we can meet national goals for the elimination of TB in the United States.
- Using a semi-Markov model that divided the US population into 3 age groups and 18 clinical states based on disease status and risk for TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, we measured the effects of 5 changes in TB policy, introduced singly and in combination : (1) increased coverage and (2) improved efficacy of preventive therapy, (3) increased coverage and (4) improved efficacy of treatment, and (5) introduction of BCG vaccination.
- A BCG vaccination program that reached 10% of eligible children and 1% of eligible adults each year would produce a 17% reduction in cases and an 11% decline in deaths over 10 years.
Preventive therapy programs among the general population would have little effect on the number of TB cases, but a program targeting HIV-infected patients would reduce HIV-associated TB cases and deaths 14% to 20%. A 10% improvement in the coverage and efficacy of both preventive therapy and treatment, coupled with the BCG vaccination program, would lead to a 47% decline in TB cases and a 50% decline in TB deaths relative to baseline over 10 years.
- Improvements in treatment coverage or effectiveness alone are unlikely to reach established national goals for the elimination of TB. (...)
Mots-clés BDSP : Tuberculose, Bactériose, Infection, Dépistage, Contrôle, Thérapeutique, Prévention, BCG, Vaccination, Population, Homme, Etats Unis, Amérique, Appareil respiratoire [pathologie], Politique santé
Mots-clés Pascal : Tuberculose, Mycobactériose, Bactériose, Infection, Dépistage, Contrôle, Simulation ordinateur, Stratégie recherche, Traitement, Prévention, Diagnostic différentiel, BCG, Vaccination, Population, Homme, Etats Unis, Amérique du Nord, Amérique, Appareil respiratoire pathologie, Organisation santé, Politique sanitaire
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Tuberculosis, Mycobacterial infection, Bacteriosis, Infection, Medical screening, Check, Computer simulation, Search strategy, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnostic, BCG, Vaccination, Population, Human, United States, North America, America, Respiratory disease, Public health organization, Health policy
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