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Evaluation of testing face-mask filter samples with LAMP shows high rates of detection in pulmonary TB. 用 LAMP 检测面罩过滤器样本的评估显示，肺结核的检出率很高。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0190

T Kodama, K Chikamatsu, K Kamada, K Mizuno, Y Morishige, Y Igarashi, A Osugi, A Aono, Y Murase, M Okumura, T Yoshiyama, A Takaki, S Mitarai

{"title":"Evaluation of testing face-mask filter samples with LAMP shows high rates of detection in pulmonary TB.","authors":"T Kodama, K Chikamatsu, K Kamada, K Mizuno, Y Morishige, Y Igarashi, A Osugi, A Aono, Y Murase, M Okumura, T Yoshiyama, A Takaki, S Mitarai","doi":"10.5588/ijtld.24.0190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.24.0190","url":null,"abstract":"<sec><title>BACKGROUND</title>Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in bioaerosols derived from patients with active pulmonary TB is a potential alternative diagnostic method for patients with presumed TB who cannot expectorate sputum.</sec><sec><title>OBJECTIVE</title>To assess the efficacy of a bioaerosol particle collection method to capture MTB and diagnose TB.</sec><sec><title>METHODS</title>A mask-like filter holder (3D mask) with a water-soluble gelatine filter (GF) and one containing a water-insoluble polypropylene filter (PPF) were prepared. Eligible patients wore the 3D mask with GF or PPF within 3 days of starting anti-TB drugs. The GF and PPF filters were collected after 2 and 8 h. DNA was extracted from the filter samples and tested using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).</sec><sec><title>RESULTS</title>Filter samples were collected from 57 and 20 patients with and without active pulmonary TB, respectively. The GF and PPF sensitivity was 76.2% and 83.3%, respectively. The specificity of both methods was 100%. Of the 57 patients diagnosed with non-expectorated sputum samples, including suction phlegm, gastric lavage, and bronchial lavage fluid, 55.6% and 50.0% were positive by GF and PPF, respectively.</sec><sec><title>CONCLUSION</title>We present a 3D mask filter sampling method for exhaled bioaerosol particles that can be used in clinical practice to diagnose patients with presumed TB.</sec>.","PeriodicalId":14411,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease","volume":"28 10","pages":"476-481"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142346769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Health status of Italian children living close to cultivations sprayed with pesticides. 生活在喷洒过杀虫剂的农田附近的意大利儿童的健康状况。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0104

G Sarno, S Maio, S Baldacci, I Stanisci, A Angino, S Tagliaferro, P Silvi, G Viegi

{"title":"Health status of Italian children living close to cultivations sprayed with pesticides.","authors":"G Sarno, S Maio, S Baldacci, I Stanisci, A Angino, S Tagliaferro, P Silvi, G Viegi","doi":"10.5588/ijtld.24.0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.24.0104","url":null,"abstract":"<sec><title>BACKGROUND</title>Pesticides are used to control pests, but they are toxic and may severely harm children's health. We assessed health outcomes in Italian children living close to cultivations sprayed with pesticides.</sec><sec><title>METHODS</title>In 2011-2012, 2,367 schoolchildren (6-14 years) living in eight Italian cities participated in the Indoor-School observational study. Parents filled in a standardised questionnaire on children's health and related risk factors. Children were classified as exposed to pesticides if living close to cultivations sprayed with pesticides. The association between the last three months of respiratory, allergic or systemic symptoms and pesticide exposure was assessed by multinomial logistic regression models, accounting for host/environmental risk factors.</sec><sec><title>RESULTS</title>Overall, 14% of children were exposed to pesticides, with significant differences among geographical areas: 21.2% in Northern Italy, 11.6% in Central Italy, and 9.7% in Southern Italy. Pesticide exposure was significantly associated with having: 1) 'often': eye symptoms (OR 3.81, 95% CI 2.06-7.05), skin symptoms (OR 2.60, 95% CI 1.34-5.03), lower airway symptoms (OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.41-4.01), systemic symptoms (OR 1.56, 95% CI 0.96-2.53, borderline); 2) 'daily': upper airways symptoms (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.25-4.07) and systemic symptoms (OR 2.76, 95% CI 1.43-5.34).</sec><sec><title>CONCLUSIONS</title>Self-reported pesticide exposure was associated with respiratory, allergic or systemic symptoms in children. Public authorities should be aware of and intervene to mitigate this health risk.</sec>.","PeriodicalId":14411,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease","volume":"28 10","pages":"500-504"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142346770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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TB outpatient care in a high-income, low-incidence country. 一个高收入、低发病率国家的结核病门诊护理。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0059

N Riccardi, C Monari, R M Antonello, L Saderi, S Occhineri, A Pontarelli, P Zucchi, D Buonsenso, E Falbo, P Faverio, S Aliberti, R Parrella, M Falcone, G Besozzi, A Calcagno, D Goletti, G Gualano, G Sotgiu, M Tadolini, L Codecasa

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Respiratory impairment after completion of TB treatment: a neglected but vitally important issue. 肺结核治疗结束后的呼吸系统损伤：一个被忽视但极其重要的问题。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0341

L N Nguyen, P T Phan, E Jaramillo, A Dinh, A T Dinh-Xuan

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Cold temperatures during sample transportation may cause false-negative interferon-γ release assays used to diagnose TB infection. 样本运输过程中的低温可能会导致用于诊断肺结核感染的干扰素-γ 释放检测出现假阴性。

IF 3.4 3区医学

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0020

K Takeda, H Nagai, M Kawashima, I Kosai, M Shimozono, K Sato, H Motomura, E Nakano, M Watanabe, T Kato, M Shimada, O Narumoto, M Suzukawa, J Suzuki, K Yamane, Y Sasaki, Y Morio, A Tamura, H Matsui

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Miliary TB in children and adolescents: a scoping review. 儿童和青少年的传染性结核病：范围界定综述。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0106

D Buonsenso, F Mariani, R Morello, R Song

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A systematic review on the effect of diabetes mellitus on the pharmacokinetics of TB drugs. 糖尿病对结核病药物代谢动力学影响的系统回顾。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0507

M Cevik, A Sturdy, A E Maraolo, B G J Dekkers, O W Akkerman, S H Gillespie, J W C Alffenaar

{"title":"A systematic review on the effect of diabetes mellitus on the pharmacokinetics of TB drugs.","authors":"M Cevik, A Sturdy, A E Maraolo, B G J Dekkers, O W Akkerman, S H Gillespie, J W C Alffenaar","doi":"10.5588/ijtld.23.0507","DOIUrl":"10.5588/ijtld.23.0507","url":null,"abstract":"<sec><title>OBJECTIVES</title>The coexistence of TB and diabetes mellitus (DM) (TB-DM) is associated with an increased risk of treatment failure, death, delayed culture conversion, and drug resistance. Because plasma concentrations may influence clinical outcomes, we evaluated the evidence on the pharmacokinetic (PK) of TB drugs in individuals with DM to guide management.</sec><sec><title>METHODS</title>We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis through searches of major databases from 1946 to 6 July 2023. PROSPERO (CRD42022323566).</sec><sec><title>RESULTS</title>Of 4,173 potentially relevant articles, we identified 16 studies assessing rifampicin (RIF) PK, 9 on isoniazid (INH), 8 on pyrazinamide (PZA), and 3 on ethambutol (EMB). Two studies reported on second-line anti-TB drugs. According to our meta-analysis, RIF time to maximum concentration (Tmax) was significantly prolonged in patients with DM compared with non-DM patients. We found no significant differences for RIF Cmax, area under the curve (AUC) 0-24 or drug concentration at 2 h (C2h), INH C2h, PZA C2h, PZA Tmax, and EMB Tmax. Although RIF C2h was slightly reduced in patients with TB-DM, this finding was not statistically significant.</sec><sec><title>CONCLUSIONS</title>This review comprehensively examines the impact of DM on the PK of TB drugs. We observed significant heterogeneity among the studies. Given the association between lower plasma concentrations and poor clinical outcomes among patients with DM, we recommend a higher dose limit to compensate for the larger body weight of patients with DM.</sec>.","PeriodicalId":14411,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease","volume":"28 9","pages":"454-460"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Programmatic implications of a sub-national TB prevalence survey in India. 印度次国家级结核病流行率调查对计划的影响。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0456

G Prathiksha, S Selvaraju, K Thiruvengadam, A Frederick, H Murugesan, P Rajendran, K Nagarajan, M Kumar, R Krishnan, P Kumaran, T S Selvavinayagam, C Padmapriyadarsini

{"title":"Programmatic implications of a sub-national TB prevalence survey in India.","authors":"G Prathiksha, S Selvaraju, K Thiruvengadam, A Frederick, H Murugesan, P Rajendran, K Nagarajan, M Kumar, R Krishnan, P Kumaran, T S Selvavinayagam, C Padmapriyadarsini","doi":"10.5588/ijtld.23.0456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.23.0456","url":null,"abstract":"<sec><title>BACKGROUND</title>Subnational TB estimates are crucial for making informed decisions to tailor TB control activities to local TB epidemiology.</sec><sec><title>METHODS</title>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 143,005 individuals in Tamil Nadu, India. Participants were screened for symptoms and underwent chest X-ray (CXR). Participants with symptoms of TB and/or abnormal CXR were tested for TB using Xpert, smear, and liquid culture.</sec><sec><title>RESULTS</title>The prevalence of microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB (MCPTB) was 212 (95% CI 184-239) per 100,000 population. The prevalence-to-notification ratio (P:N) in the state was 2.05 (95% CI 1.8-2.29). Low body mass index and diabetes together had a population attributable fraction of 54.15 (95% CI 45.68-61.97). Approximately 39% of the TB cases were asymptomatic and were identified only by CXR screening. In the general population, only 26.9% sought care at a health facility among those with symptoms suggestive of TB.</sec><sec><title>CONCLUSION</title>The programme needs to prioritise screening with CXR to potentially detect cases earlier and curtail the transmission and upscale molecular tests in the selected population to increase the yield of case finding. Innovative health education strategies must be devised to address health-seeking behaviour.</sec>.","PeriodicalId":14411,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease","volume":"28 7","pages":"348-353"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141498050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia associated with accidental rifapentine overdose. 与意外服用利福喷丁过量有关的结合型高胆红素血症。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0494

M Yohane, F Naufal, A Mendoza-Ticona, E M Svensson, I R Weir, K K Scarsi, D W Haas, G Maartens, J Metcalfe

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Lessons learned from treating drug-resistant TB and how to apply these to drug-susceptible TB. 从治疗耐药性结核病中汲取的经验教训，以及如何将这些经验教训应用于耐药性结核病。

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International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0548

N Godefroy, G Monsel, S Jauréguiberry, B Henry, N Véziris, A Aubry, J Robert, M Jachym, E Caumes, V Pourcher

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