Active case finding in tuberculosis: Need for a cautious approach

Global Impact of Tuberculosis In its report, the World Health Organization stated that the largest number of new TB cases in 2017 occurred in South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions. [2] The need for this integration is being realized as, despite marked improvements in the provision of access to high-quality TB services since early 1990, three many people with TB remain undiagnosed or diagnosed only after long delays. [...]probably the key to accelerate work on the first strategic pillar of the WHO is to target this high burden of undiagnosed TB, as it sustains transmission. [...]every screened case needs to be taken to a logical outcome in terms of modalities of treatment and care without which the success of screening will remain futile.