TB management in the European Union/European Economic Area: a multi-centre survey

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Sotgiu, G (Author) Other; Rosales Klintz, S (Author) Other; Centis, R (Author) Other; D'Ambrosio, L (Author) Other; Verduin, R (Author) Other; Correia, AM (Author) Other; Cirule, A (Author) Other; Duarte R (Author) FMUP; Gadzheva, B (Author) Other; Gualano, G (Author) Other; Kunst, H (Author) Other; Palmieri, F (Author) Other; Riekstina, V (Author) Other; Stefanova, D (Author) Other; Toberi, S (Author) Other; van der Werf, MJ (Author) Other; Migliori, GB (Author) Other

Journal

Title: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Vol. 25 No. 2

Pages: 126-+

ISSN: 1027-3719

Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease

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Authenticus ID: P-00T-HM3

DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0849

Abstract (EN): BACKGROUND: Essential TB care in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) comprises 21 standards for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB that constitute the European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ESTC). METHODS: In 2017, we conducted an audit on TB management and infection control measures against the ESTC standards. TB reference centres in five EU/EEA countries were purposely selected to represent the heterogeneous European TB burden and examine geographic variability. RESULTS: Data from 122 patients, diagnosed between 2012 and 2015 with multidrug-resistant TB (n = 49), extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) (n = 11), preXDR-TB (n = 29) and drug-susceptible TB (n = 33), showed that TB diagnosis and treatment practices were in general in agreement with the ESTC. CONCLUSION: Overall, TB management and infection control practices were in agreement with the ESTC in the selected EU/EEA reference centres. Areas for improvement include strengthening of integrated care services and further implementation of patient-centred approaches.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9