Impact of active case finding for tuberculosis with mass chest X-ray screening in Glasgow, Scotland, 1950–1963: An epidemiological analysis of historical data
A single, rapid round of mass screening with chest X-ray (probably the largest ever conducted) likely resulted in a major and sustained reduction in tuberculosis case notifications. Synthesis of evidence from other historical tuberculosis screening programmes is needed to confirm findings from Glasgow and to provide insights into ongoing efforts to successfully implement ACF interventions in today's high tuberculosis burden countries and with new screening tools and technologies.
Authors
- Hannah M. Rickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-0744)
- Alvaro Schwalb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6518-9719)
- Peter J. Dodd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-9347)
- Peter MacPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-9613)
- Cecily Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2794-7232)
- Hazel Henderson
- Rein M G J Houben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4132-7467)
- A. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5001-1309)
- Elizabeth Lucy Corbett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-3181)
- Rachael M. Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-5030)
- Helen R. Stagg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4022-3447)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Public Health Scotland (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004448
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council