Tb management in the european union/european economic area: A multi-centre survey

G. Sotgiu; S. Rosales Klintz; R. Centis; L. Dambrosio; R. Verduin; A. M. Correia; A. Cirule; R. Duarte; B. Gadzheva; G. Gualano; H. Kunst; F. Palmieri; V. Riekstina; D. Stefanova; S. Tiberi; M. J. Van Der Werf; G. B. Migliori

doi:10.5588/ijtld.20.0849

Tb management in the european union/european economic area: A multi-centre survey

G. Sotgiu
, S. Rosales Klintz^*
, R. Centis
, L. Dambrosio
, R. Verduin
, A. M. Correia
, A. Cirule
, R. Duarte
, B. Gadzheva
, G. Gualano
, H. Kunst
, F. Palmieri
, V. Riekstina
, D. Stefanova
, S. Tiberi
, M. J. Van Der Werf
, G. B. Migliori

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Sassari
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri S.p.A. SB - Pavia
Public Health Consulting Group SAGL
Verduin Public Health Consult
Department of Public Health
Riga East University Hospital
University of Porto
Ministry of Health Sofia
IRCCS Istituto per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani - Roma
Queen Mary University of London
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Barts Health NHS Trust

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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. RESULT S : Data from 122 patients, diagnosed between 2012 and 2015 with multidrug-resistant TB (n 49), extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) (n 11), pre-XDR-TB (n 29) and drug-susceptible TB (n 33), showed that TB diagnosis and treatment practices were in general in agreement with the ESTC. CONCLUS ION: 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-133
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.20.0849
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

TB-HIV co-infection
extensively drugresistant TB
infection control
multidrug-resistant TB
workplace safety

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Sotgiu, G., Klintz, S. R., Centis, R., Dambrosio, L., Verduin, R., Correia, A. M., Cirule, A., Duarte, R., Gadzheva, B., Gualano, G., Kunst, H., Palmieri, F., Riekstina, V., Stefanova, D., Tiberi, S., Van Der Werf, M. J., & Migliori, G. B. (2021). Tb management in the european union/european economic area: A multi-centre survey. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 25(2), 126-133. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.20.0849

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