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Gureva T, Turkova A, Yablokova E, Smirnova P, Sveshnikova O, Zolotaya O, Nikishova E, Heldal E, Hinderaker S, Seddon JA, Mariandyshev A. Fluoroquinolone preventive therapy for children exposed to MDR-TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2022; 26:171-173. [PMID: 35086631 PMCID: PMC8802561 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- T Gureva
- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, Institute of Clinical Trials &Methodology, London, UK
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Arkhangelsk Clinical Antituberculosis Dispensary, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Arkhangelsk Clinical Antituberculosis Dispensary, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Arkhangelsk Clinical Antituberculosis Dispensary, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Heart and Lung Patient Organization International, Oslo, Norway
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, Northern Arctic Federal University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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Migliori GB, Marx FM, Ambrosino N, Zampogna E, Schaaf HS, van der Zalm MM, Allwood B, Byrne AL, Mortimer K, Wallis RS, Fox GJ, Leung CC, Chakaya JM, Seaworth B, Rachow A, Marais BJ, Furin J, Akkerman OW, Al Yaquobi F, Amaral AFS, Borisov S, Caminero JA, Carvalho ACC, Chesov D, Codecasa LR, Teixeira RC, Dalcolmo MP, Datta S, Dinh-Xuan AT, Duarte R, Evans CA, García-García JM, Günther G, Hoddinott G, Huddart S, Ivanova O, Laniado-Laborín R, Manga S, Manika K, Mariandyshev A, Mello FCQ, Mpagama SG, Muñoz-Torrico M, Nahid P, Ong CWM, Palmero DJ, Piubello A, Pontali E, Silva DR, Singla R, Spanevello A, Tiberi S, Udwadia ZF, Vitacca M, Centis R, D Ambrosio L, Sotgiu G, Lange C, Visca D. Clinical standards for the assessment, management and rehabilitation of post-TB lung disease. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:797-813. [PMID: 34615577 PMCID: PMC8504493 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that post-TB lung disease (PTLD) causes significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of these clinical standards is to provide guidance on the assessment and management of PTLD and the implementation of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).METHODS: A panel of global experts in the field of TB care and PR was identified; 62 participated in a Delphi process. A 5-point Likert scale was used to score the initial ideas for standards and after several rounds of revision the document was approved (with 100% agreement).RESULTS: Five clinical standards were defined: Standard 1, to assess patients at the end of TB treatment for PTLD (with adaptation for children and specific settings/situations); Standard 2, to identify patients with PTLD for PR; Standard 3, tailoring the PR programme to patient needs and the local setting; Standard 4, to evaluate the effectiveness of PR; and Standard 5, to conduct education and counselling. Standard 6 addresses public health aspects of PTLD and outcomes due to PR.CONCLUSION: This is the first consensus-based set of Clinical Standards for PTLD. Our aim is to improve patient care and quality of life by guiding clinicians, programme managers and public health officers in planning and implementing adequate measures to assess and manage PTLD.
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- G B Migliori
- Respiratory Diseases Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, DSI-NRF South African Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Montescano (PV), Italy
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
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- Heart Lung Clinic St Vincent´s Hospital and Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Partners In Health (Socios En Salud Sucursal), Lima, Peru
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Therapeutics, Dermatology and Psychiatry, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Heartland National TB Center of Excellence, San Antonio, TX, University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, TX, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Munich, Germany
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- The Children´s Hospital at Westmead and the University of Sydney WHO Collaborating Center in Tuberculosis, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, department of Pulmonary diseases and Tuberculosis, Groningen, the Netherlands, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, TB center Beatrixoord, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- TB and Acute Respiratory Diseases Section, Department of Communicable Diseases, Directorate General of Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Oman
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Mycobacterial Unit, Pneumology Department. University General Hospital of Gran Canaria "Dr. Negrin", Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ALOSA TB Academy, Spain
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- Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos (LITEB), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Pneumology and Allergology, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- TB Reference Centre, Villa Marelli Institute, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- National Institute of Respiratory Diseases and the Environment (INERAM), Asunción, Paraguay, Radboud University Medical Center, TB Expert Center Dekkerswald, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nijmegen - Groesbeek, The Netherlands
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- Reference Center Hélio Fraga, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of clinical sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK, Innovation For Health And Development (IFHAD) Laboratory for Research and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Innovacion Por la Salud Yel Desarollo, (IPSYD) Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Peru
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- Université de Paris, APHP Centre, Lung Function Unit, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Institute of Public Health, Porto University; Medical School, Porto University; Hospital Centre of Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Innovation For Health And Development (IFHAD) Laboratory for Research and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Innovacion Por la Salud Yel Desarollo, (IPSYD) Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Peru, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pulmonology, Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- UCSF Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, UCSF Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Munich, Germany
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- Clínica de Tuberculosis, Hospital General Tijuana, Universidad Autónoma De Baja California, Mexico
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- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Operational Center, Paris, France
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- Pulmonary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "G. Papanikolaou" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Northern State Medical University, Northern Arctic Federal University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Thoracic Diseases Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Kibong´oto Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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- Tuberculosis Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City
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- UCSF Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, UCSF Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Infectious Disease Translational Research Programme, Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, National University of Singapore Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), Singapore
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- Pulmonology Division, Municipal Hospital F.J. Muñiz and Instituto Vaccarezza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Tradate, Varese-Como, Italy
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- Department of Infection, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hinduja Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai, India
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- Respiratory Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Lumezzane (BS), Italy
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- Respiratory Diseases Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
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- Public Health Consulting Group, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Clinical Tuberculosis Unit, Borstel, Germany, Respiratory Medicine and International Health, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Tradate, Varese-Como, Italy
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Koirala S, Borisov S, Danila E, Mariandyshev A, Shrestha B, Lukhele N, Dalcolmo M, Shakya SR, Miliauskas S, Kuksa L, Manga S, Aleksa A, Denholm JT, Khadka HB, Skrahina A, Diktanas S, Ferrarese M, Bruchfeld J, Koleva A, Piubello A, Koirala GS, Udwadia ZF, Palmero DJ, Munoz-Torrico M, Gc R, Gualano G, Grecu VI, Motta I, Papavasileiou A, Li Y, Hoefsloot W, Kunst H, Mazza-Stalder J, Payen MC, Akkerman OW, Bernal E, Manfrin V, Matteelli A, Mustafa Hamdan H, Nieto Marcos M, Cadiñanos Loidi J, Cebrian Gallardo JJ, Duarte R, Escobar Salinas N, Gomez Rosso R, Laniado-Laborín R, Martínez Robles E, Quirós Fernandez S, Rendon A, Solovic I, Tadolini M, Viggiani P, Belilovski E, Boeree MJ, Cai Q, Davidavičienė E, Forsman LD, De Los Rios J, Drakšienė J, Duga A, Elamin SE, Filippov A, Garcia A, Gaudiesiute I, Gavazova B, Gayoso R, Gruslys V, Jonsson J, Khimova E, Madonsela G, Magis-Escurra C, Marchese V, Matei M, Moschos C, Nakčerienė B, Nicod L, Palmieri F, Pontarelli A, Šmite A, Souleymane MB, Vescovo M, Zablockis R, Zhurkin D, Alffenaar JW, Caminero JA, Codecasa LR, García-García JM, Esposito S, Saderi L, Spanevello A, Visca D, Tiberi S, Pontali E, Centis R, D'Ambrosio L, van den Boom M, Sotgiu G, Migliori GB. Outcome of treatment of MDR-TB or drug-resistant patients treated with bedaquiline and delamanid: Results from a large global cohort. Pulmonology 2021; 27:403-412. [PMID: 33753021 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends countries introduce new anti-TB drugs in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The aim of the study is to prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of bedaquiline (and/or delamanid)- containing regimens in a large cohort of consecutive TB patients treated globally. This observational, prospective study is based on data collected and provided by Global Tuberculosis Network (GTN) centres and analysed twice a year. All consecutive patients (including children/adolescents) treated with bedaquiline and/or delamanid were enrolled, and managed according to WHO and national guidelines. Overall, 52 centres from 29 countries/regions in all continents reported 883 patients as of January 31st 2021, 24/29 countries/regions providing data on 100% of their consecutive patients (10-80% in the remaining 5 countries). The drug-resistance pattern of the patients was severe (>30% with extensively drug-resistant -TB; median number of resistant drugs 5 (3-7) in the overall cohort and 6 (4-8) among patients with a final outcome). For the patients with a final outcome (477/883, 54.0%) the median (IQR) number of months of anti-TB treatment was 18 (13-23) (in days 553 (385-678)). The proportion of patients achieving sputum smear and culture conversion ranged from 93.4% and 92.8% respectively (whole cohort) to 89.3% and 88.8% respectively (patients with a final outcome), a median (IQR) time to sputum smear and culture conversion of 58 (30-90) days for the whole cohort and 60 (30-100) for patients with a final outcome and, respectively, of 55 (30-90) and 60 (30-90) days for culture conversion. Of 383 patients treated with bedaquiline but not delamanid, 284 (74.2%) achieved treatment success, while 25 (6.5%) died, 11 (2.9%) failed and 63 (16.5%) were lost to follow-up.
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- S Koirala
- Damien Foundation Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Moscow Research and Clinical Center for TB Control, Moscow Government's Health Department, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Vilnius University Medical Faculty, Centre of Pulmonology and Allergology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Northern State Medical University, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Kalimati Chest Hospital/GENETUP/Nepal Anti Tuberculosis Association, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- TB/HIV, Hepatitis, & PMTCT Department, World Health Organization, Eswatini WHO Country Office, Mbabane, Eswatini
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- Reference Center Hélio Fraga, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)/Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal, Nepal
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- Department of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- MDR-TB Department, Riga East University Hospital for TB and Lung Disease Centre, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University National San Antonio Abad Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Department of Phthisiology and Pulmonology, Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus
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- Victorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nepalgjunj TB Referral Center, TB Nepal, Nepalgunj, Nepal
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- Republican Research and Practical Centre for Pulmonology and Tuberculosis, Minsk, Belarus
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- Tuberculosis Department, 3rd Tuberculosis Unit, Republican Klaipėda Hospital, Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- TB Reference Centre, Villa Marelli Institute, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pulmonology and Physiotherapy Department, Gabrovo Lung Diseases Hospital, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
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- Nepal Anti Tuberculosis Association, Morang Branch, TB Clinic, Biratnagar, Province 1, Nepal
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai, India
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- Pulmonology Division, Municipal Hospital F. J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Clínica de Tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional De Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
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- Damien Foundation, Midpoint District Community Memorial Hospital, Danda, Nawalparasi, Nepal
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- Respiratory Infectious Diseases Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'L. Spallanzani', IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- National Programme for Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Tuberculosis, Dolj Province, Romania
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- Department of Medical Science, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Sotiria Athens Hospital of Chest Diseases, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Center Dekkerswald, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CHU Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, TB Center Beatrixoord, Haren, The Netherlands
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofia, Murcia, Spain
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Operating Unit, S. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for TB Elimination and TB/HIV Co-infection, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Doctor Moliner, Valencia, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital General de Villalba, Collado Villalba, Spain
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- National Reference Centre for MDR-TB, Hospital Centre Vila Nova de Gaia, Department of Pneumology, Public Health Science and Medical Education Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Division of Disease Prevention and Control, Department of Communicable Diseases, National Tuberculosis Control and Elimination Programme, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile
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- National Institute of Respiratory and Environmental Diseases ¨Prof. Dr. Juan Max Boettner¨ Asunción, Paraguay
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- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, Mexico; Clínica de Tuberculosis del Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Cantoblanco- Hospital General Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Pneumology Department, Tuberculosis Unit, Hospital de Cantoblanco- Hospital General Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación, Prevención y Tratamiento de Infecciones Respiratorias CIPTIR, University Hospital of Monterrey UANL (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon), Monterrey, Mexico
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- National Institute for TB, Lung Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vysne Hagy, Catholic University Ruzomberok, Slovakia
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Reference Center for MDR-TB and HIV-TB, Eugenio Morelli Hospital, Sondalo, Italy
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- Moscow Research and Clinical Center for TB Control, Moscow Government's Health Department, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Center Dekkerswald, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Zhejiang Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- National TB Registry, Public Health Department, Ministry of Health, Vilnius, Lithuania; Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centro de Excelencia de TBMDR, Hospital Nacional Maria Auxiliadora, Lima, Peru
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- Tuberculosis Department, 3rd Tuberculosis Unit, Republican Klaipėda Hospital, Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Children's Foundation, Mbabane, Eswatini; National Pharmacovigilance Center, Eswatini Ministry of Health, Matsapha, Eswatini
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- MDR-TB Department, Abu Anga Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Moscow Research and Clinical Center for TB Control, Moscow Government's Health Department, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Pulmonology Division, Municipal Hospital F. J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Improve the Sustainability of the National TB Programme, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Reference Center Hélio Fraga, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)/Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Vilnius University Medical Faculty, Centre of Pulmonology and Allergology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Public Health Analysis and Data Management, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden
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- Northern State Medical University, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Eswatini National Aids Programme, Mbabane, Eswatini
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Center Dekkerswald, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Clinic of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for TB Elimination and TB/HIV Co-infection, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Hospital of Pneumophtisiology Leamna, Dolj Province, Romania; University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Sotiria Athens Hospital of Chest Diseases, Athens, Greece
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- National TB Registry, Public Health Department, Ministry of Health, Vilnius, Lithuania; Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Respiratory Infectious Diseases Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'L. Spallanzani', IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Respiratory Infectious Diseases Unit, Cotugno Hospital, A.O.R.N. dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- MDR-TB Department, Riga East University Hospital for TB and Lung Disease Centre, Riga, Latvia
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- Pulmonology Division, Municipal Hospital F. J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Vilnius University Medical Faculty, Centre of Pulmonology and Allergology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Republican Research and Practical Centre for Pulmonology and Tuberculosis, Minsk, Belarus
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- University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, Sydney, Australia; Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Pneumology Department, Hospital General de Gran Canaria "Dr. Negrin", Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; Vital Strategies, New York, USA
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- TB Reference Centre, Villa Marelli Institute, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of z, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Tradate, Varese-Como, Italy
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Tradate, Varese-Como, Italy
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Infection, Royal London and Newham Hospitals, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia Clinica delle Malattie Respiratorie, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
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- Public Health Consulting Group, Lugano, Switzerland
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- World Health Organization Regional office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of z, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia Clinica delle Malattie Respiratorie, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, Italy.
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Casco N, Jorge AL, Palmero D, Alffenaar JW, Fox G, Ezz W, Cho JG, Skrahina A, Solodovnikova V, Bachez P, Arbex MA, Galvão T, Rabahi M, Pereira GR, Sales R, Silva DR, Saffie MM, Miranda RC, Cancino V, Carbonell M, Cisterna C, Concha C, Cruz A, Salinas NE, Revillot ME, Farias J, Fernandez I, Flores X, Gallegos P, Garavagno A, Guajardo C, Bahamondes MH, Merino LM, Muñoz E, Muñoz C, Navarro I, Navarro J, Ortega C, Palma S, Pardenas AM, Pereira G, Castillo PP, Pinto M, Pizarro R, Rivas F, Rodriguez P, Sánchez C, Serrano A, Soto A, Taiba C, Venegas M, Vergara MS, Vilca E, Villalon C, Yucra E, Li Y, Cruz A, Guelvez B, Plaza R, Tello K, Andréjak C, Blanc FX, Dourmane S, Froissart A, Izadifar A, Rivière F, Schlemmer F, Gupta N, Ish P, Mishra G, Sharma S, Singla R, Udwadia ZF, Manika K, Diallo BD, Hassane-Harouna S, Artiles N, Mejia LA, Alladio F, Calcagno A, Centis R, Codecasa LR, D Ambrosio L, Formenti B, Gaviraghi A, Giacomet V, Goletti D, Gualano G, Kuksa L, Danila E, Diktanas S, Miliauskas S, Ridaura RL, López F, Torrico MM, Rendon A, Akkerman OW, Piubello A, Souleymane MB, Aizpurua E, Gonzales R, Jurado J, Loban A, Aguirre S, de Egea V, Irala S, Medina A, Sequera G, Sosa N, Vázquez F, Manga S, Villanueva R, Araujo D, Duarte R, Marques TS, Grecu VI, Socaci A, Barkanova O, Bogorodskaya M, Borisov S, Mariandyshev A, Kaluzhenina A, Stosic M, Beh D, Ng D, Ong C, Solovic I, Dheda D, Gina P, Caminero JA, Cardoso-Landivar J, de Souza Galvão ML, Dominguez-Castellano A, García-García JM, Pinargote IM, Fernandez SQ, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Huguet ET, Murguiondo MZ, Bruchfeld J, Bart PA, Mazza-Stalder J, Tiberi S, Arrieta F, Heysell S, Logsdon J, Young L. TB and COVID-19 co-infection: rationale and aims of a global study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:78-80. [PMID: 33384052 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- New South Wales, Australia
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- New South Wales, Australia
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Bogdanova E, Mariandyshev O, Hinderaker SG, Nikishova E, Kulizhskaya A, Sveshnikova O, Grjibovski A, Heldal E, Mariandyshev A. Mass screening for active case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Russian Federation: how to save costs. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020; 23:830-837. [PMID: 31439115 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: In Russia, mass chest X-ray (CXR) screening for tuberculosis (TB) is mandatory.OBJECTIVE: To compare the yield and the cost per TB case detected and the total cost of CXR screening, passive case finding and contact tracing among adolescents and adults in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation, 2013-2017.DESIGN: This was an analysis of costing strategies using aggregated data. Costing information was obtained from the Finance Department of the Arkhangelsk Clinical TB Dispensary, Arkhangelsk, and the Territorial Fund of Mandatory Medical Insurance, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation.RESULTS: TB cases were detected using CXR screening (n = 684, 46%), contact tracing (n = 61, 4%) and passive case finding (n = 743, 46%). The number of cases detected using CXR screening, contact tracing and passive case finding was respectively 28,753 and 960/100 000. The mean costs/test were respectively US$3.54 (US$12 541/case), US$20.28 (US$2693/case) and US$11.85 (US$1235/case) using CXR screening, contact tracing and passive case finding The number of cases/100 000 in targeted groups was as follows: HIV-positive persons, 645; homeless persons, 461; and migrants, 441. The cost/TB case detected was respectively US$549, US$768 and US$803.CONCLUSION: Mass CXR screening (excluding HIV-positive, migrant and homeless populations) has low yield and high cost per TB case detected. It should be stopped and resources should instead be used to strengthen the screening of targeted high-risk groups, contacts and passive case finding.
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- E Bogdanova
- Northern Arctic Federal University, Arkhangelsk
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Regional Clinical Anti-tuberculosis Dispensary, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Regional Clinical Anti-tuberculosis Dispensary, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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Bourgeois AC, Zulz T, Bruce MG, Stenz F, Koch A, Parkinson A, Hennessy T, Cooper M, Newberry C, Randell E, Proulx JF, Hanley BE, Soini H, Arnesen TM, Mariandyshev A, Jonsson J, Søborg B, Wolfe J, Balancev G, Bruun de Neergaard R, Archibald CP. Tuberculosis in the Circumpolar Region, 2006-2012. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 22:641-648. [PMID: 29862948 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING The northern circumpolar jurisdictions Canada (Northwest Territories, Nunavik, Nunavut, Yukon), Finland, Greenland, Norway, Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk), Sweden and the United States (Alaska). OBJECTIVE To describe and compare demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics, including drug resistance and treatment completion, of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the northern circumpolar populations. DESIGN Descriptive analysis of all active TB cases reported from 2006 to 2012 for incidence rate (IR), age and sex distribution, sputum smear and diagnostic site characteristics, drug resistance and treatment completion rates. RESULTS The annual IR of TB disease ranged from a low of 4.3 per 100 000 population in Northern Sweden to a high of 199.5/100 000 in Nunavik, QC, Canada. For all jurisdictions, IR was higher for males than for females. Yukon had the highest proportion of new cases compared with retreatment cases (96.6%). Alaska reported the highest percentage of laboratory-confirmed cases (87.4%). Smear-positive pulmonary cases ranged from 25.8% to 65.2%. Multidrug-resistant cases ranged from 0% (Northern Canada) to 46.3% (Arkhangelsk). Treatment outcome data, available up to 2011, demonstrated >80% treatment completion for four of the 10 jurisdictions. CONCLUSION TB remains a serious public health issue in the circumpolar regions. Surveillance data contribute toward a better understanding and improved control of TB in the north.
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- A-C Bourgeois
- Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- National Board of Health, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, State of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Population Health Division, Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
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- Department of Health, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, Nunavut
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- Infectious Diseases, Public Health Department, Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, Kuujjuaq, Quebec
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- Health and Social Services, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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- Infectious Disease Control and Vaccinations Unit, Department of Health Security, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Department of Preparedness, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
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- Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Kasapo CC, Chimzizi R, Simwanza SC, Mzyece J, Chizema E, Mariandyshev A, Lee HY, Harries AD, Kapata N. What happened to patients with RMP-resistant/MDR-TB in Zambia reported as lost to follow-up from 2011 to 2014? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018; 21:887-893. [PMID: 28786797 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, and Ndola Central Hospital, Ndola, Zambia, which implemented active tracing of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients reported as lost to follow-up (LTFU). OBJECTIVE To determine 1) the number of patients treated for MDR-TB between 2011 and 2014; 2) the number, proportion, month when LTFU and characteristics of patients registered as LTFU; and 3) final outcomes observed following active patient tracing. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. RESULTS Of 184 patients treated for confirmed MDR-TB, 76 (41%) were reported as LTFU. From 2011 to 2014, the proportions reported each year as LTFU were respectively 21%, 47%, 51% and 39%. Of patients who were LTFU, 43 (57%) had stopped attending the clinic during the intensive phase. These patients were predominantly male, aged 15-44 years, had pulmonary disease and had failed previous treatment. Of 57 (75%) patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, 42 (74%) were HIV-positive, 57% of whom were on antiretroviral treatment. After active patient tracing, 29 (38%) patients could not be found and the observed outcome remained LTFU. Of the remaining 47 patients, 29 (62%) were alive and had completed or were still on treatment, 14 (30%) were alive but had stopped treatment and 4 (8%) had died. CONCLUSION Zambia has been underreporting its favourable outcomes for MDR-TB treatment and should continue with active tracing of LTFU patients.
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- C C Kasapo
- National TB and Leprosy Control Programme, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National TB and Leprosy Control Programme, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National TB and Leprosy Control Programme, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National TB and Leprosy Control Programme, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Public Health and Research, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Northern State Medical University, Archangelsk, The Russian Federation
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- Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan, Luke International, Mzuzu, Malawi
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- National TB and Leprosy Control Programme, Lusaka, Zambia; Department of Public Health and Research, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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Falzon D, Jaramillo E, Schünemann HJ, Arentz M, Bauer M, Bayona J, Blanc L, Caminero JA, Daley CL, Duncombe C, Fitzpatrick C, Gebhard A, Getahun H, Henkens M, Holtz TH, Keravec J, Keshavjee S, Khan AJ, Kulier R, Leimane V, Lienhardt C, Lu C, Mariandyshev A, Migliori GB, Mirzayev F, Mitnick CD, Nunn P, Nwagboniwe G, Oxlade O, Palmero D, Pavlinac P, Quelapio MI, Raviglione MC, Rich ML, Royce S, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Salakaia A, Sarin R, Sculier D, Varaine F, Vitoria M, Walson JL, Wares F, Weyer K, White RA, Zignol M. WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis: 2011 update. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:516-28. [PMID: 21828024 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00073611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 474] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The production of guidelines for the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) fits the mandate of the World Health Organization (WHO) to support countries in the reinforcement of patient care. WHO commissioned external reviews to summarise evidence on priority questions regarding case-finding, treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), monitoring the response to MDR-TB treatment, and models of care. A multidisciplinary expert panel used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to develop recommendations. The recommendations support the wider use of rapid drug susceptibility testing for isoniazid and rifampicin or rifampicin alone using molecular techniques. Monitoring by sputum culture is important for early detection of failure during treatment. Regimens lasting ≥ 20 months and containing pyrazinamide, a fluoroquinolone, a second-line injectable drug, ethionamide (or prothionamide), and either cycloserine or p-aminosalicylic acid are recommended. The guidelines promote the early use of antiretroviral agents for TB patients with HIV on second-line drug regimens. Systems that primarily employ ambulatory models of care are recommended over others based mainly on hospitalisation. Scientific and medical associations should promote the recommendations among practitioners and public health decision makers involved in MDR-TB care. Controlled trials are needed to improve the quality of existing evidence, particularly on the optimal composition and duration of MDR-TB treatment regimens.
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- D Falzon
- Stop TB Dept, World Health Organization, Geneva 27, Switzerland.
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Uldal SB, Nikishova E, Rakova N, Mariandyshev A, Bye SM, Nisovtszevat N. Using e-mail in the management of tuberculosis patients, north-west Russia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005; 9:1367-72. [PMID: 16466060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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SETTING Ten health care institutions in north-west Russia. OBJECTIVE To improve the management of tuberculosis patients using e-mail. DESIGN Over an 18-month period, all outgoing and incoming e-mails at the Arkhangelsk Regional Tuberculosis Centre were saved and categorised. All e-mails relating to distance learning were logged, and a consensus panel discussed and answered questionnaires regarding 47 e-mail-based second opinions. RESULTS e-mail was found to speed up communication and increase the availability of specialist advice. Distance learning was positively received, but was used in moderation. For six of 47 consultations (13%), the consensus panel deemed that fast access to a second opinion saved lives. In 30 consultations (64%), the patient was saved a round trip to a specialist centre. In 24 consultations (51%), the panel considered that the patients had started correct treatment between 1 week and 1 month earlier than without e-mail access. In 11 of these consultations, 23% of the total, the patient was found to be infectious. The learning effects of second opinions were recognised. CONCLUSION General e-mail use and the second opinion service in particular were found to be useful. Further studies are needed to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using e-mail as a tool in the management of TB.
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- S B Uldal
- Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University Hospital of North-Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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