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Khattak M, Rehman AU, Muqaddas T, Hussain R, Rasool MF, Saleem Z, Almalki MS, Alturkistani SA, Firash SZ, Alzahrani OM, Bahauddin AA, Abuhussain SA, Najjar MF, Elsabaa HMA, Haseeb A. Tuberculosis (TB) treatment challenges in TB-diabetes comorbid patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Med 2024; 56:2313683. [PMID: 38346381 PMCID: PMC10863515 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2313683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Directly Observed Treatment-Short Course (DOTS) Programme was implemented by WHO and includes a combination of four anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs (isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol and rifampicin) for a period of six months to eradicate the TB infection completely. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is recognized as one of a strong contributor of TB according to World Health Organization (WHO). The presence of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM type 2) makes TB treatment complicated. Thus, the objective of the current meta-analysis was to identify and quantify the impact of type 2 DM on treatment outcomes of TB patients treated under the DOTS Programme. METHODS This meta-analysis was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Through a systematic review of relevant literature, we focused on studies investigating treatment outcomes including extended treatment duration and recurrence for individuals with both TB and DM undergoing DOTS therapy. The extracted information included study designs, sample sizes, patient characteristics and reported treatment results. RESULTS In 44 studies from different parts of the world, the pooled HR for the impact of DM on extended treatment duration and reoccurrence were HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.56-0.83, p < .01 and HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.70-1.04, p = .08, respectively. The pooled HR for impact of DM on composite TB treatment outcomes was calculated as 0.76 (95% CI 0.60-0.87), p < .01 with an effect size of 41.18. The heterogeneity observed among the included studies was moderate (I2 = 55.79%). CONCLUSIONS A negative impact of DM was found on recurrence and extended treatment duration in TB patients treated with DOTS therapy. DM type 2 is responsible for the TB treatment prolongation and TB recurrence rates. By implementing effective management strategies and advancing research, the challenges can be mitigated, arising due to the complex interaction between DM and TB.
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- Mahnoor Khattak
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Al Rayan Private College of Health Sciences and Nursing, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Al Rayan Private College of Health Sciences and Nursing, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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Aispuro Pérez A, Osuna-Martínez U, Espinoza-Gallardo JA, Dorantes-Álvarez LA, Inzunza-Leyva GK, Dorantes-Bernal KE, Quiñonez-Bastidas GN. Prevalence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive and Diabetic Patients in Sinaloa, Mexico: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. Trop Med Infect Dis 2024; 9:89. [PMID: 38668550 PMCID: PMC11054973 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9040089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are among the main risk factors for the development of TB and increase the risk of drug-resistant TB developing (DR-TB). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of DR-TB in patients with HIV or T2DM in Sinaloa, Mexico. This was an observational and cross-sectional study. The analysis was conducted using the clinical data of patients registered on the National Epidemiological Surveillance System for TB (SINAVE/PUI-TB) platform with a presumed diagnosis of TB during 2019 to 2021 in Sinaloa, Mexico. The prevalence of DR-TB was estimated in HIV and T2DM patients, as well as the odds ratios for their sociodemographic variables, using the Chi-square test. There were 2, 4, and 4 TB-HIV cases and 2, 6, and 9 TB-T2DM cases during 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively, whereas there were 2 and 1 DRTB-HIV and DRTB-T2DM cases, respectively. The results indicated that the WHO guidelines for DR-TB were not properly applied to this high-risk population. Hence, the appropriate application of guidelines for TB and DR-TB detection in these patients needs to be immediately implemented by the State health system.
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- Analy Aispuro Pérez
- Facultad de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Culiacan 80013, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.A.P.); (U.O.-M.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Culiacan 80013, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.A.P.); (U.O.-M.)
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- Coordinación Estatal de Tuberculosis, Servicios de Salud de Sinaloa, Secretaria de Salud Blvd, Alfonso Zaragoza Maytorena No. 2204, Fraccionamiento Bonanzas, Culiacan 80020, Sinaloa, Mexico (L.A.D.-Á.); (K.E.D.-B.)
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- Coordinación Estatal de Tuberculosis, Servicios de Salud de Sinaloa, Secretaria de Salud Blvd, Alfonso Zaragoza Maytorena No. 2204, Fraccionamiento Bonanzas, Culiacan 80020, Sinaloa, Mexico (L.A.D.-Á.); (K.E.D.-B.)
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- Coordinación Estatal de Tuberculosis, Servicios de Salud de Sinaloa, Secretaria de Salud Blvd, Alfonso Zaragoza Maytorena No. 2204, Fraccionamiento Bonanzas, Culiacan 80020, Sinaloa, Mexico (L.A.D.-Á.); (K.E.D.-B.)
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- Coordinación Estatal de Tuberculosis, Servicios de Salud de Sinaloa, Secretaria de Salud Blvd, Alfonso Zaragoza Maytorena No. 2204, Fraccionamiento Bonanzas, Culiacan 80020, Sinaloa, Mexico (L.A.D.-Á.); (K.E.D.-B.)
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- Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Eustaquio Buelna 91, Burocrata, Culiacan 80030, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Peng YF. Pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: Epidemiology, pathogenesis and therapeutic management (Review). MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL 2024; 4:4. [PMID: 38204892 PMCID: PMC10777470 DOI: 10.3892/mi.2023.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The dual burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major global public health concern. There is increasing evidence to indicate an association between PTB and DM. DM is associated with immune dysfunction and altered immune components. Hyperglycemia weakens the innate immune response by affecting the function of macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, and natural killer cells, and also disrupts the adaptive immune response, thus promoting the susceptibility of PTB in patients with DM. Antituberculosis drugs often cause the impairment of liver and kidney function in patients with PTB, and the infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis weaken pancreatic endocrine function by causing islet cell amyloidosis, which disrupts glucose metabolism and thus increases the risk of developing DM in patients with PTB. The present review discusses the association between PTB and DM from the perspective of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment management. The present review aims to provide information for the rational formulation of treatment strategies for patients with PTB-DM.
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- You-Fan Peng
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi 533000, P.R. China
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Jeong D, Mok J, Jeon D, Kang HY, Kim HJ, Kim HS, Seo JM, Choi H, Kang YA. Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes mellitus among patients with tuberculosis in South Korea from 2011 to 2018: a nationwide cohort study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e069642. [PMID: 36889835 PMCID: PMC10008237 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) among patients with tuberculosis (TB) using a nationwide cohort in South Korea. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING This study used the Korean Tuberculosis and Post-Tuberculosis cohort, which was constructed by linking the Korean National Tuberculosis Surveillance, National Health Information Database (NHID) and Statistics Korea data for the causes of death. PARTICIPANTS During the study period, all notified patients with TB with at least one claim in the NHID were included. Exclusion criteria were age less than 20 years, drug resistance, initiation of TB treatment before the study period and missing values in covariates. OUTCOME MEASURES DM was defined as having at least two claims of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code for DM or at least one claim of the ICD code for DM and prescription of any antidiabetic drugs. Newly diagnosed DM (nDM) and previously diagnosed DM (pDM) were defined as DM diagnosed after and before TB diagnosis, respectively. RESULTS A total of 26.8% (70 119) of patients were diagnosed with DM. The age-standardised prevalence increased as age increased or income decreased. Patients with DM were more likely to be men, older, had the lowest income group, had more acid-fast bacilli smear and culture positivity, had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score and had more comorbidities compared with patients without DM. Approximately 12.5% (8823) patients had nDM and 87.4% (61 296) had pDM among those with TB-DM. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of DM among patients with TB was considerably high in Korea. To achieve the goal of TB control and improve the health outcomes of both TB and DM, integrated screening of TB and DM and care delivery in clinical practice are necessary.
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- Dawoon Jeong
- Research and Development Center, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, South Korea
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- National Cancer Control Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Central Training Institute, Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seoul, South Korea
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- Office of Policy Research for Future Healthcare, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Research and Development Center, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunological Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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Sex differences in the impact of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis recurrence: a retrospective national cohort study. Int J Infect Dis 2023; 127:1-10. [PMID: 36464121 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Whether diabetes mellitus (DM) increases tuberculosis (TB) recurrence risk is debatable. We determined the effect of DM on TB recurrence. METHODS This retrospective nationwide cohort study included patients with TB who successfully completed TB treatment during 2011-2017 and were followed up for TB recurrence until August 2020. We performed subdistribution hazard model analyses stratified by sex to assess DM risk related to TB recurrence after successful treatment. RESULTS Of 199,571 participants who had received successful TB treatment, 47,952 (24%) had DM. There were more men (64.4%), positive acid-fast bacilli smears (35.9%), and positive cultures (49.5%) in the DM group. There were 6208 (3.1%) TB recurrences during 5.1 years of follow-up: 38.9% and 26.6% occurred 1 and 1-2 years after treatment completion, respectively. The recurrence rate was higher in the DM group (3.8%) than in the non-DM group (2.9%, P <0.0001). DM was associated with a higher TB recurrence risk, especially in men (adjusted hazard ratio 1.23, 95% confidence interval 1.15-1.32) but not in women (adjusted hazard ratio 0.96, 95% confidence interval 0.85-1.09). CONCLUSION The TB recurrence rate after successful treatment was higher in patients with DM than in patients without DM. DM is associated with TB recurrence in men.
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Kornfeld H, Procter-Gray E, Kumpatla S, Kane K, Li W, Magee MJ, Babu S, Viswanathan V. Longitudinal trends in glycated hemoglobin during and after tuberculosis treatment. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023; 196:110242. [PMID: 36627027 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the impact of pulmonary TB on glycemic status during and after TB treatment, and associations of glycemic trends with antidiabetic therapy and TB outcomes. METHODS Data from two prospective cohort studies of adults in Chennai, India, with pulmonary TB were combined for this analysis. Participants were classified by baseline hemoglobin A1c (A1C) as having normoglycemia (NG; n = 74), prediabetes (pre-DM; n = 110), or diabetes (DM; n = 244). Repeat A1C measurements were performed at TB treatment months 3 and 6, and then 6 and 12 months after TB treatment completion. RESULTS Median A1C at baseline declined after TB treatment initiation in all groups. No baseline NG or pre-DM participants progressed to DM by end of study, while 16.7% of baseline DM participants shifted to pre-DM or NG levels of A1C. In the baseline DM group, rising A1C after the intensive phase of TB treatment was significantly associated with adverse TB outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Incident TB promotes transient glucose elevation but was not conclusively shown to promote chronic dysglycemia. Rising A1C during and after TB treatment may predict unfavorable treatment response in persons presenting with A1C ≥ 6.5 % at the time of TB diagnosis.
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- Hardy Kornfeld
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, International Center for Excellence in Research, National Institutes of Health, Chennai, India
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Wang CA, Chen CH, Hsieh WC, Hsu TJ, Hsu CY, Cheng YC, Hsu CY. Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis-A Population-Based Cohort Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2656. [PMID: 36768020 PMCID: PMC9916360 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), a global health problem, is typically caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The reactivation of VZV can be caused by stress. We investigated whether pulmonary TB increases the risk of HZ development. METHODS This study used data that sampled a population of 2 million people in 2000 from the National Health Insurance Research Database. This cohort study observed Taiwanese patients aged 20-100 years with pulmonary TB from 2000 to 2017 (tracked to 2018). Pulmonary TB was defined as having two or more outpatient diagnoses or at least one admission record. To address potential bias caused by confounding factors, the control cohort and pulmonary TB cohort were matched 1:1 by age, gender, index year, and comorbidities. Patients with HZ before the index date were excluded. RESULTS A total of 30,805 patients were in the pulmonary TB and control cohorts. The incidence rate of HZ in pulmonary TB and control cohorts were 12.00 and 9.66 per 1000 person-years, respectively. The risk of HZ in the pulmonary TB cohort (adjusted hazard ratios = 1.23; 95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.30) was significantly higher than that of in control cohort. Among patients without comorbidities, the patients with TB were 1.28-fold more likely to have HZ than those without TB. CONCLUSION Patients with TB should be well treated to avoid the potential risk of HZ occurrence. Although we identified the association between pulmonary TB and HZ, further studies are needed to confirm the result.
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- Chih-An Wang
- Division of Respiratory Therapy, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
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- Management Office for Health Data, Clinical Trial Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi 600, Taiwan
- Department of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Management, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 406, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 406, Taiwan
- Center for General Education, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Department of General Education, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan
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Jerene D, Muleta C, Dressie S, Ahmed A, Tarekegn G, Haile T, Bedru A, Mustapha G, Gebhard A, Wares F. The yield of chest X-ray based versus symptom-based screening among patients with diabetes mellitus in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis 2022; 29:100333. [PMID: 36238947 PMCID: PMC9551073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2022.100333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing TB, but the best screening algorithm for early detection and treatment of TB remains unknown. Our objective was to determine if combining routine chest X-ray screening could have a better yield compared with symptom-based screening alone. Methods We conducted this cross-sectional study between September 2020 and September 2021 in 26 public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. All DM patients attending the clinics during the study period were offered chest X-ray and symptom screening simultaneously followed by confirmatory Xpert testing. We analyzed the number and proportion of patients with TB by the diagnostic algorithm category and performed binary logistic regression analysis to identify predictors of TB diagnosis. Results Of 7394 patients screened, 54.6 % were female, and their median age was 53 years. Type-2 diabetes accounted for 89.6 % of all participants of the patients. Of 172 symptomatic patients, chest X-ray suggested TB in 19, and 11 of these were confirmed to have TB (8 bacterilogicially confirmed and 3 clinically diagnosed). Only 2 of the 152 asymptomatic patients without X-ray findings had TB (both bacteriologically confirmed). X-ray was not done for one patient. On the other hand, 28 of 7222 symptom-negative patients had X-ray findings suggestive of TB, and 7 of these were subsequently confirmed with TB (6 clinically diagnosed). When combined with 8 patients who were on treatment for TB at the time of the screening, the overall point prevalence of TB was 380 per 100,000. The direct cost associated with the X-ray-based screening was 42-times higher. Conclusion Chest X-ray led to detection of about a third of TB patients which otherwise would have been missed but the algorithm is more expensive. Its full cost implication needs further economic evaluation.
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- Degu Jerene
- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Division of TB Elimination and Health Systems Innovation, The Hague, the Netherlands,Corresponding author at: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Maanweg 174 – 2516, AB, 2501 CC, The Hague, the Netherlands.
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa City Administration Regional Health Bureau, Disease Prevention and Control, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetic Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetic Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Division of TB Elimination and Health Systems Innovation, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Division of TB Elimination and Health Systems Innovation, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Division of TB Elimination and Health Systems Innovation, The Hague, the Netherlands
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Neglected Facts on Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis and Type 1 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073657. [PMID: 35409018 PMCID: PMC8998319 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Civilization factors are responsible for the increasing of human exposure to mycobacteria from environment, water, and food during the last few decades. Urbanization, lifestyle changes and new technologies in the animal and plant industry are involved in frequent contact of people with mycobacteria. Type 1 diabetes is a multifactorial polygenic disease; its origin is conditioned by the mutual interaction of genetic and other factors. The environmental factors and certain pathogenetic pathways are shared by some immune mediated chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, which are associated with triggers originating mainly from Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, an intestinal pathogen which persists in the environment. Type 1 diabetes and some other chronic inflammatory diseases thus pose the global health problem which could be mitigated by measures aimed to decrease the human exposure to this neglected zoonotic mycobacterium.
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Jerene D, Muleta C, Ahmed A, Tarekegn G, Haile T, Bedru A, Gebhard A, Wares F. High rates of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among patients with active tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis 2022; 27:100306. [PMID: 35284658 PMCID: PMC8904591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2022.100306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) have negative synergistic impact on each other. Global guidelines recommend collaborative efforts to address this synergy, but implementation has been slow. Part of the reason is lack of adequate evidence on the operational feasibility of existing tools and mechanisms of collaboration. The objective of this study was to assess the yield of DM screening among TB patients using risk scoring tools combined with blood tests as a feasible strategy for early detection to improve TB/DM treatment outcomes. Methods Between September 2020 and December 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional study among patients receiving TB treatment in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Trained health workers collected data on symptoms and risk scoring checklists before testing for random and fasting blood glucose levels. We used logistic regression analyses techniques to determine factors associated with increased DM detection. A receiver-operating characteristic curve was constructed to determine the performance of the risk scoring checklist. Results Of 2381 TB patients screened, 197 (8.3%) had DM of which 48.7% were newly diagnosed. Having a family history of DM predicted DM with Odds Ratio (OR) of 5.36 (95% Confidence Interval, [3.67, 7.83]) followed by age ≥ 45 years (OR = 4.64, [3.18, 6.76]). Having one or more “symptoms” of DM was a significant predictor (OR 2.88, 95% CI, 2.06–4.01). Combining risk scores with symptoms predicted DM diagnosis with sensitivity of 94.7%, but specificity was low at 29.4%. In patients with known treatment outcome status, death rate was high. Conclusions Almost a half of TB patients with DM did not know their status. A simple tool that combined risk factors with symptoms accurately predicted a subsequent diagnosis of DM. Such tools can help avoid high rates of death among TB patients suffering from DM through early detection.
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- Degu Jerene
- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Technical Division, The Hague, Netherlands
- Corresponding author at: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Maanweg 174, 2516 AB Den Haag, Netherlands.
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetic Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetic Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences and Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Technical Division, The Hague, Netherlands
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Technical Division, The Hague, Netherlands
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