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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB in a low TB burden setting. 在结核病负担较轻的环境中，COVID-19 大流行对结核病的影响。

IF 3.1 3区医学

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0040

A Maldari, M Brigham, T I Emeto, O Adegboye, S Barry

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Making social protection a reality for people with TB: a perspective on new global guidance. 为肺结核患者实现社会保护：对新全球指南的看法。

IF 3.1 3区医学

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0361

L Vanleeuw, M Sanchez, R Forse, W Zembe-Mkabile, S Atkins, T Wingfield

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Nationwide evaluation of treatment outcomes and survival of patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease. 对非结核分枝杆菌肺病患者的治疗效果和存活率进行全国性评估。

IF 3.1 3区医学

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0068

M J Makek, G Glodic, I Sabol, L Zmak, M Samarzija, A Sola, A Marusic, I Marekovic, L K Bulat, L Corak, M Obrovac, J van Ingen

{"title":"Nationwide evaluation of treatment outcomes and survival of patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease.","authors":"M J Makek, G Glodic, I Sabol, L Zmak, M Samarzija, A Sola, A Marusic, I Marekovic, L K Bulat, L Corak, M Obrovac, J van Ingen","doi":"10.5588/ijtld.24.0068","DOIUrl":"10.5588/ijtld.24.0068","url":null,"abstract":"<sec><title>BACKGROUND</title>Treatment outcomes and long-term survival of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) in a real-world setting are difficult to assess, especially for species other than Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC).</sec><sec><title>METHODS</title>This was a retrospective cohort study on all Croatian residents with respiratory NTM isolates from 2006 to 2015, with follow-up to 2020.</sec><sec><title>RESULTS</title>Therapy was started in 98/137 (71.5%) of patients, significantly more often in patients with fibrocavitary disease and/or sputum smear positivity. Unsuccessful treatment outcomes were recorded in 39/98 (39.8%) patients (14 deaths and 25 treatment failures). One-year and 5-year all-cause mortality were respectively 18.2% and 37.6%. Guideline-based treatment (GBT) was started in 50/98 (51%) of treated patients and followed for the recommended duration in 35.7% (35/98). This resulted in a higher chance of cure (OR 3.79, 95% CI 1.29 to 11.1; P = 0.012) than inadequately treated/untreated patients. For Mycobacterium xenopi disease, high cure rates (>80%) were achieved both with GBT and non-GBT treatment regimens.</sec><sec><title>CONCLUSION</title>Guideline-based therapy resulted in a four-time higher chance of being cured. The impact of GBT on treatment outcomes was clear for MAC disease, but no apparent effect was observed for patients with M. xenopi disease.</sec>.","PeriodicalId":14411,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease","volume":"28 10","pages":"482-487"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142346690","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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Cavitary lung lesions and quality of life after TB. 肺空洞病变与肺结核后的生活质量

IF 3.1 3区医学

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0590

N Smirnova, C S Bryan, A D Salindri, T Avaliani, L Goginashvili, M Gujabidze, R R Kempker, H Kornfeld, S C Auld, S Vashakidze, Z Avaliani, D Kavalieratos, M Kipiani, M J Magee

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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。

IF 3.1 3区医学

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":"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":3.1,"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。

IF 3.1 3区医学

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

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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。

IF 3.1 3区医学

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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Lung function and health-related quality of life among adult patients following pulmonary TB treatment. 肺结核治疗后成年患者的肺功能和与健康相关的生活质量。

IF 3.1 3区医学

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0029

J Zawedde, R Abelman, E Musisi, A Nyabigambo, I Sanyu, S Kaswabuli, P Byanyima, E Lewis, A Sessolo, R Lalitha, N Kiwanuka, K Crothers, W Worodria, J L Davis, L Huang

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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。

IF 3.4 3区医学

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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