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Pre-migration TB screening-the first step is always the hardest by Ohkado, A., Douglas, P., Zenner, D., Kawatsu, L.

“…As the proportion of foreign-born persons among TB notifications continues to rise, Japan is preparing to introduce pre-migration TB screening for those coming…”
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A cost-effectiveness study of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection screening in prisons in Japan by Kawatsu, L., Uchimura, K., Ohkado, A.

“…BACKGROUND: Prison inmates are considered a high-risk population for tuberculosis (TB) in Japan. However, they are currently only screened for active TB using…”
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Using surveillance data to simulate the impact of a hypothetical pre-entry tuberculosis screening programme in Japan by Kawatsu, L., Uchimura, K., Izumi, K., Ohkado, A., Kato, S.

“…BACKGROUND: Despite a growing burden of foreign-born tuberculosis (TB) patients, Japan does not currently practise pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening among…”
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Evaluation of tuberculosis contact investigations in Japan by Izumi, K., Ohkado, A., Uchimura, K., Kawatsu, L., Suenaga, M., Urakawa, M., Kato, S.

“…SETTING: Although monitoring and evaluation using standardised indicators is an important aspect of tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation, no attempts have…”
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Evaluating the impact of health resource reconstruction on improving spatial accessibility of tuberculosis care by Izumi, K., Kawatsu, L., Ohkado, A., Uchimura, K., Kato, S.

“…SETTING: In Japan, a decline in tuberculosis (TB) notification rates and shortening of duration of hospitalisation have led to a drastic decrease in the number…”
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Can social network analysis assist in the prioritisation of contacts in a tuberculosis contact investigation? by Kawatsu, L., Izumi, K., Uchimura, K., Urakawa, M., Ohkado, A., Takahashi, I.

“…OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of social network analysis (SNA) in prioritising contacts in a tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation.METHOD: We…”
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Prevalence and associated factors of depressive state among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Manila, The Philippines by Masumoto, S., Yamamoto, T., Ohkado, A., Yoshimatsu, S., Querri, A. G., Kamiya, Y.

“…SETTING: Both depression and tuberculosis (TB) are global public health problems that have a substantial impact on human health. However, depressive state…”
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Permanent employment or public assistance may increase tuberculosis survival among working-age patients in Japan by Uchimura, K., Ngamvithayapong-Yanai, J., Kawatsu, L., Ohkado, A., Yoshiyama, T., Ito, K., Ishikawa, N.

“…OBJECTIVES: To measure the effect of employment and health insurance status on the survival of working age tuberculosis (TB) patients in Japan.METHODS:…”
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Strengthening linkage on tuberculosis control in urban marginalized communities in metro Manila by Querri, A.G, Ohkado, A, Yoshimatsu, S, Agujo, P, Tang, F, Medina, A, Vianzon, R, Shimouchi, A

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published research paper: is it an important indicator of successful operational research at programme level by Zachariah, R, Tayler‐Smith, K, Ngamvithayapong‐Yanai, J, Ota, M, Murakami, K, Ohkado, A, Yamada, N, Van Den Boogaard, W, Draguez, B, Ishikawa, N, Harries, A.D

“…Is a published research paper an important indicator of successful operational research at programme level in low‐income countries? In academia, publishing in…”
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Strengthening tuberculosis patient referral mechanisms among health facilities in Punjab, Pakistan by BADAR, D, OHKADO, A, NAEEM, M, KHURSHID-UL-ZAMAN, S, TSUKAMOTO, M

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe approaches to strengthen existing tuberculosis (TB) patient referral mechanisms in Punjab, Pakistan. METHODS: A descriptive intervention…”
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Effectiveness of a training course on the quality assurance of chest radiography in the Philippines by Ohkado, A., Poblete, R., Mercader, M., Querri, A., Agujo, P., Tang, F., Medina, A., Vianzon, L., Lagahid, J., Date, T.

“…SETTING: Socio-economically underprivileged areas in urban settings in the Philippines.OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of a training course in…”
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Evaluation of an international training course to build programmatic capacity for tuberculosis control by OHKADO, A, PEVZNER, E, SUGIYAMA, T, MURAKAMI, K, YAMADA, N, CAVANAUGH, S, ISHIKAWA, N, HARRIES, A. D

“…We evaluated the international training course of the Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Kiyose, Japan, by e-mailing structured questionnaires to participants…”
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an urban area in Japan, 2002-2006 by OHKADO, A, NAGAMINE, M, KATO, S, MORI, T, ISHIKAWA, N, MURASE, Y, UCHIMURA, K, KAGURAOKA, S, TATSUMI, Y, YAMADA, N, OHMORI, M, MAEDA, S, MAEDA, H

“…SETTING: Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the status of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Shinjuku City to allocate resources…”
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Effectiveness of smoking cessation intervention based on the ABC Approach in patients with TB by Ohkado, A., Querri, A., Bermejo, J., Bartolome, R., Pardilla, G., Manese, D., Recidoro, J., Kawatsu, L., Garfin, A.M.C., Bam, T.S.

“…SETTING Urban setting in the Philippines. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of the ABC Approach developed by The Union as a tobacco-smoking cessation…”
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Ensuring continuous TB treatment across Asian borders by Ohkado, A., Lee, S., Yoshie, A., Sugiura, K., Kasuya, S., Uchimura, K., Querri, A., Nguyen, A. P., Prayogi, I. A., Doi, K., Kawatsu, L.

“…BACKGROUND Mid-treatment cross-border migration of patients with TB increases the risk of treatment interruption. OBJECTIVE To establish a cross-border…”
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A survey on the referral of tuberculosis patients at the National Tuberculosis Institute, Yemen [Short Communication] by AL-HAMMADY, A, OHKADO, A, MASUI, T, AL-ABSI, A

“…The study aims to determine whether the tuberculosis (TB) patients referred from the National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI), Sana'a City, actually present…”
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Nationwide survey on the prevalence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the Republic of Yemen, 2004 by AL-AKHALI, A, OHKADO, A, AI-ABSI, A. N, FUJIKI, A, MITARAI, S, YAMADA, N, MASUI, T, OTOMO, K, YAMADA, H, SEITA, A, MORI, T

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of resistance to the four major anti-tuberculosis drugs, isoniazid, rifampicin, streptomycin and ethambutol, in…”
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Informed patient consent for defaulter tracing: should we obtain it? [Unresolved issues] by Ohkado, A, Sugiyama, T, Murakami, K, Ishikawa, N, Borgdorff, M, van Cleeff, M, Gondrie, P, Trébucq, A, Ngamvithayapong-Yanai, J, Kantipong, P, Moolphate, S, Luangjina, S, Weil, D E C, Zignol, M, Raviglione, M C, Enarson, D A, Harries, A D

“…Active default tracing is an integral part of tuberculosis (TB) programmatic control. It can be differentiated into the tracing of defaulters (patients not…”
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Impact of preoperative 64-row multislice computed tomography for congenital aortic stenosis; report of a case by Furukawa, H, Iwasaki, K, Samukawa, M, Nagamachi, K, Aono, H, Matsumoto, T, Ohkado, A

“…A 63-year-old woman was diagnosed as having severe aortic stenosis (AS) with 98 mmHg peak pressure gradient detected by echocardiography. Since, preoperative…”
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