Shapiro Adrienne E, Gupta Ayushi, Lan Kristine, Kim H Nina
Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jun 6;10(7):ofad303. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad303. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Review of electronic health records revealed substantial drop-off at each stage of the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) care cascade among non-US-born persons in an academic primary care system. Of 5148 persons eligible for LTBI screening, 1012 (20%) had an LTBI test, and 140 (48%) of 296 LTBI-positive persons received LTBI treatment.
对电子健康记录的审查显示,在一个学术性初级保健系统中,非美国出生的人群在潜伏性结核感染(LTBI)治疗环节的每个阶段都出现了大幅下降。在5148名符合LTBI筛查条件的人中,1012人(20%)进行了LTBI检测,在296名LTBI呈阳性的人中,140人(48%)接受了LTBI治疗。