Search Results - "The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease"

Post-tuberculosis lung health: perspectives from the First International Symposium by Allwood, B. W., van der Zalm, M. M., Amaral, A. F. S., Byrne, A., Datta, S., Egere, U., Evans, C. A., Evans, D., Gray, D. M, Hoddinott, G., Ivanova, O., Jones, R., Makanda, G., Marx, F. M., Meghji, J., Mpagama, S., Pasipanodya, J. G., Rachow, A., Schoeman, I., Shaw, J., Stek, C., van Kampen, S., von Delft, D., Walker, N. F., Wallis, R. S., Mortimer, K.

“…ALTHOUGH CURABLE, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected…”
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The GOLD Summit on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in low- and middle-income countries by Halpin, D. M. G., Celli, B. R., Criner, G. J., Frith, P., López Varela, M. V., Salvi, S., Vogelmeier, C. F., Chen, R., Mortimer, K., Montes de Oca, M., Aisanov, Z., Obaseki, D., Decker, R., Agusti, A.

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top three causes of death worldwide, but governments and non-governmental organisations have not…”
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The effects of diabetes on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Huangfu, P., Ugarte-Gil, C., Golub, J., Pearson, F., Critchley, J.

“…BACKGROUND: Previous evidence synthesis has suggested diabetes mellitus (DM) worsens tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. However, these reviews are limited…”
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Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: a systematic review by Sreeramareddy, C. T., Qin, Z. Z., Satyanarayana, S., Subbaraman, R., Pai, M.

“…OBJECTIVE: To systematically review Indian literature on delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment.METHODS: We searched multiple sources for studies…”
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Post-TB health and wellbeing by Nightingale, R., Carlin, F., Meghji, J., McMullen, K., Evans, D., van der Zalm, M. M., Anthony, M. G., Bittencourt, M., Byrne, A., du Preez, K., Coetzee, M., Feris, C., Goussard, P., Hirasen, K., Bouwer, J., Hoddinott, G., Huaman, M. A., Inglis-Jassiem, G., Ivanova, O., Karmadwala, F., Schaaf, H. S., Schoeman, I., Seddon, J. A., Sineke, T., Solomons, R., Thiart, M., van Toorn, R., Fujiwara, P. I., Romanowski, K., Marais, S., Hesseling, A. C., Johnston, J., Allwood, B., Muhwa, J. C., Mortimer, K.

“…TB affects around 10.6 million people each year and there are now around 155 million TB survivors. TB and its treatments can lead to permanently impaired…”
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The impact of alcohol use on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ragan, E. J., Kleinman, M. B., Sweigart, B., Gnatienko, N., Parry, C. D., Horsburgh, C. R., LaValley, M. P., Myers, B., Jacobson, K. R.

“…Alcohol use is associated with increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease, yet the impact of alcohol use on TB treatment outcomes has not been…”
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The COVID-19 and TB syndemic: the way forward by Trajman, A., Felker, I., Alves, L. C., Coutinho, I., Osman, M., Meehan, S-A., Singh, U. B., Schwartz, Y.

“…Together, SARS-CoV-2 and M. tuberculosis have killed approximately 5.7 million people worldwide over the past 2 years. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the…”
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COVID-19 and tuberculosis-threats and opportunities by Zumla, Alimuddin, Marais, B. J., McHugh, T. D., Maeurer, M., Zumla, Adam, Kapata, N., Ntoumi, F., Chanda-Kapata, P., Mfinanga, S., Centis, R., Cirillo, D. M., Petersen, E., Hui, D. S, Ippolito, G., Leung, C. C., Migliori, G. B., Tiberi, S.

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Addressing the tuberculosis-depression syndemic to end the tuberculosis epidemic by Sweetland, A. C., Kritski, A., Oquendo, M. A., Sublette, M. E., Norcini Pala, A., Silva, L. R. Batista, Karpati, A., Silva, E. C., Moraes, M. O., Silva, J. R. Lapa e, Wainberg, M. L.

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and depression act synergistically via social, behavioral, and biological mechanisms to magnify the burden of disease. Clinical depression is…”
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Persistent chronic respiratory symptoms despite TB cure is poorly correlated with lung function by Allwood, B. W., Stolbrink, M., Baines, N., Louw, E., Wademan, D. T., Lupton-Smith, A., Nel, S., Maree, D., Mpagama, S., Osman, M., Marx, F. M., Hoddinott, G., Lesosky, M., Rylance, J., Mortimer, K., on behalf of the Lung health in Africa across the Life course collaboration

“…BACKGROUND: Persistent respiratory symptoms and lung function deficits are common after patients with TB. We aimed to define the burden of post-TB lung disease…”
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Feasibility of tuberculosis treatment monitoring by video directly observed therapy: a binational pilot study by Garfein, R. S., Collins, K., Muñoz, F., Moser, K., Cerecer-Callu, P., Raab, F., Rios, P., Flick, A., Zúñiga, M. L., Cuevas-Mota, J., Liang, K., Rangel, G., Burgos, J. L., Rodwell, T. C., Patrick, K.

“…BACKGROUND: Although directly observed therapy (DOT) is recommended worldwide for monitoring anti-tuberculosis treatment, transportation and personnel…”
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The impact of smoking on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a meta-analysis by Wang, E. Y., Arrazola, R. A., Mathema, B., Ahluwalia, I. B., Mase, S. R.

“…BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking contributes to tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology. However, limited evidence exists on how smoking impacts TB treatment outcomes such…”
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The burden and determinants of post-TB lung disease by Mpagama, S. G., Msaji, K. S., Kaswaga, O., Zurba, L. J., Mbelele, P. M., Allwood, B. W., Ngungwa, B-S., Kisonga, R. M., Lesosky, M., Rylance, J., Mortimer, K., on behalf of the lung health in Africa across the life course collaboration

“…BACKGROUND: Post-TB lung disease (PTLD) is an important but under-recognised chronic respiratory disease in high TB burden settings such as Tanzania.METHODS:…”
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Clinical and economic impact of medication non-adherence in drug-susceptible tuberculosis: a systematic review by Chimeh, R. A., Gafar, F., Pradipta, I. S., Akkerman, O. W., Hak, E., Alffenaar, J-W. C., van Boven, J. F. M.

“…BACKGROUND: Despite considerable efforts to globally eradicate TB, and the availability of effective antibiotics, TB elimination goals are falling behind…”
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Improved diagnostic sensitivity for tuberculous meningitis with Xpert® MTB/RIF of centrifuged CSF by Bahr, N. C., Tugume, L., Rajasingham, R., Kiggundu, R., Williams, D. A., Morawski, B., Alland, D., Meya, D. B., Rhein, J., Boulware, D. R.

“…BACKGROUND: TB meningitis (TBM) diagnosis is difficult and novel diagnostic methods are needed. The World Health Organization recommends Xpert® MTB/RIF as the…”
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Decentralisation of child tuberculosis services increases case finding and uptake of preventive therapy in Uganda by Zawedde-Muyanja, S., Nakanwagi, A., Dongo, J. P., Sekadde, M. P., Nyinoburyo, R., Ssentongo, G., Detjen, A. K., Mugabe, F., Nakawesi, J., Karamagi, Y., Amuge, P., Kekitiinwa, A., Graham, S. M.

“…BACKGROUND: A lack of capacity to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in children at peripheral health facilities and limited contact screening and management…”
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Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis as a cause of smear-negative TB and/or TB treatment failure in Nigerians by Oladele, R. O., Irurhe, N. K., Foden, P., Akanmu, A. S., Gbaja-Biamila, T., Nwosu, A., Ekundayo, H. A., Ogunsola, F. T., Richardson, M. D., Denning, D. W.

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) as an alternative diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) and treatment failure in TB…”
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Household air pollution and COPD: cause and effect or confounding by other aspects of poverty? by Mortimer, K., Montes de Oca, M., Salvi, S., Balakrishnan, K., Hadfield, R. M., Ramirez-Venegas, A., Halpin, D. M. G., Ozoh Obianuju, B., Han MeiLan, K., Perez Padilla, R., Kirenga, B., Balmes, J. R.

“…SETTING: Household air pollution (HAP) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are both major public health problems, reported to cause around 4…”
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The devil we know: is the use of injectable agents for the treatment of MDR-TB justified? by Reuter, A., Tisile, P., von Delft, D., Cox, H., Cox, V., Ditiu, L., Garcia-Prats, A., Koenig, S., Lessem, E., Nathavitharana, R., Seddon, J. A., Stillo, J., von Delft, A., Furin, J.

“…For decades, second-line injectable agents (IAs) have been the cornerstone of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Although evidence on the…”
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The rise of artificial intelligence reading of chest X-rays for enhanced TB diagnosis and elimination by Geric, C., Qin, Z. Z., Denkinger, C. M., Kik, S. V., Marais, B., Anjos, A., David, P-M., Ahmad Khan, F., Trajman, A.

“…We provide an overview of the latest evidence on computer-aided detection (CAD) software for automated interpretation of chest radiographs (CXRs) for TB…”
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