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Karat AS, Gregg M, Barton HE, Calderon M, Ellis J, et al.
…n to inform the 2019 update of global tuberculosis (TB) IPC guidelines, asked: do triage and/or isolation and/or effective treatment of TB disease reduce MTB transmission in healthcare settings? Of 25 included articles, 19 reported latent TB infection (LTBI) incidence in healthca…
Rebecca Berhanu, Karen R. Jacobson
…st benefit is observed in those with a positive result on a latent TB infection test, which is not ...References1. Samandari T, Agizew TB, Nyirenda S, et al. 6-month versus 36-month isoniazid preventive treatment for tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection in Botswana: a random…
Kendra Brett, Melissa Severn
It is not known if screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is useful for reducing the risk of tuberculosis reactivation among people at risk (no evidence was found). In people with LTBI, providing treatment for the latent infection may be helpful for preventing the dev…
Adrienne E. Shapiro, Ayushi Gupta, Kristine F Lan, H. Nina Kim
…in the US is reactivation TB in non-US-born (nUSb) persons. Guidelines recommend screening persons born in high TB burden countries for latent TB infection (LTBI) and treating if positive. We evaluated the LTBI cascade in primary care among nUSb persons in a large academic medica…
…in the US is reactivation TB in non-US-born (nUSb) persons. Guidelines recommend screening persons born in high TB burden countries for latent TB infection (LTBI) and treating if positive. We evaluated the LTBI cascade in primary care among nUSb persons in a large academic medica…
Faiza Aiman Khan
…nd the world emphasize on its early detection and immediate treatment to reduce the transmission of infectious cases Primary Health care providers play an essential role in detecting and diagnosing suspected TB cases, and referring them for treatment, thus helping to prevent spre…
Carlo Foppiano Palacios, Amit C. Achhra, Lydia Barakat, Michael Virata, Richie Hao, et al.
…at increased risk of reactivation of tuberculosis (TB) from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Current guidelines recommend all PWH be initially screened for LTBI with either interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) or tuberculin skin testing (TST). Also, repeat screening is rec…
Nunzi A, Della Valle L, Lindfors Rossi EL, Ranucci G, Mallegni F, et al.
Background Identification of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a critical step of tuberculosis surveillance, especially in low-incidence countries. However, it is limited to situations with a higher probability of developing active disease, e.g., patients with hematological…
Suman Majumdar, Rina Triasih, Stephen M. Graham
…is by 2030 cannot be achieved without a strategy to address latent infection that is subclinical or quiescent.2Rangaka MX Cavalcante SC Marais BJ et al.Controlling the seedbeds of tuberculosis: diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis infection.Lancet. 2015; 386: 2344-2353Summary …
Anita Uka, Frédéric Méchaï, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Lorenzo Guglielmetti, Yousra Kherabi, et al.
…imen selection, use of microbiological and molecular tests, treatment regimens for active and latent TB, monitoring practices, and adherence to international (WHO 2022, ERS/ECDC 2017 and IJTLD 2023) guidelines. Descriptive analyses were performed to summarize practices and identi…
Chiang CY, Chen CH, Feng JY, Chiang YJ, Huang WC, et al.
…l proportion of TB among solid organ transplant recipients. Treatment of TB among recipients is complicated by the drug-drug interactions between anti-TB drugs and immunosuppressants. TB is associated with an increased risk of graft rejection, graft failure and mortality. Detecti…
Eka Kokhreidze, Zaza Avaliani, Nino Gabashvili, Maia Zamutashvili
The uptake of latent tuberculosis infection treatment (LTBI) is an important measure to prevent active tuberculosis (TB), but has not been well studied in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The lifetime risk of developing active TB for people with LTBI is 10-15%. Within the…
Alberto L. García‐Basteiro, Helen E. Jenkins, Molebogeng X. Rangaka
…uggest that around 25% of the world's population could have latent tuberculosis infection,2Houben RMGJ Dodd PJ The global burden of latent tuberculosis infection: a re-estimation using mathematical modelling.PLoS Med. 2016; 13e1002152Crossref PubMed Scopus (933) Google Scholar 5–…
Jun YK, Chun J, Kang EA, Lee HJ, Im JP, et al.
… factor (anti-TNF) is an effective biological agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) refractory to conventional therapy. On the other hand, anti-TNF therapy is strongly associated with a potential risk of tuberculosis (TB). Active TB is a cri…
Kawatsu L, Kaneko N, Imahashi M, Kamada K, Uchimura K
…actor for progression to active TB disease for persons with latent TB infection (LTBI). Screening for active TB and LTBI, and TB preventive therapy (TPT) is recommended, however, clinical practices regarding LTBI screening for HIV positive population have not been uniform, result…
Dr Rajendra Tatu Nanavare
… cancer, especially in individuals with a history of cancer treatment and tobacco use. Through a detailed analysis of clinical cases, we explore the complexities associated with TB reactivation post-cancer therapy and the hurdles in timely diagnosing lung cancer in tobacco users.…
Ammara Masood, Yawen Xiang, Safiya Rose-Hartwell, Sujith Subesinghe
…t Background/Aims The 2018 British Society for Rheumatology guidelines mandate pre-treatment screening for infections (including tuberculosis [TB], viral hepatitis and HIV) in patients prior to treatment initiation with advanced therapies. It is increasingly common for patients t…
Chi‐Lu Chiang, Yuh‐Min Chen, Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
…c and professional awareness of early evaluation and timely treatment for the disease in individuals with chronic airway symptoms. A recently validated two-stage, risk-stratified strategy combining the COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire with FEV1/FEV6 measurement was demonstrated to b…
Aldon Li, Tawny Belleau, Graciela Faiad
…series of patients who were exposed to TB as defined by CDC Guidelines, identified through contact tracing reports during exposure period April-July 2019. Local infection control protocol was to assess exposed patients with an IGRA initially, then place a PPD if IGRA was inconclu…
Black DA, McBrien SW, Gersh J, Ghassemieh B, Narita M, et al.
…on in the United States will require improved detection and treatment of latent TB infection among non-U.S.-born residents who remain at disproportionate risk of TB disease. To inform targeted testing efforts, we evaluated risk of TB disease among non-U.S.-born residents of Washi…
Aylin Özgen Alpaydın, Tuba Turunç, Vildan Avkan-Oğuz, Füsun Öner Eyüboğlu, Elif Tükenmez Tigen, et al.
OBJECTIVE: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening is strongly recommended in the pre-transplant evaluation of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, although it remains inadequate in many transplant centers. We decided to investigate pre-transplant TB risk assessment, L…
Nathan Kapata, Alimuddin Zumla
An estimated 1·7 billion people globally are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.1WHOGlobal tuberculosis report 2021.https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240037021Date: October 14, 2021Date accessed: March 19, 2022Google Scholar Latent M tuberculosis infectio…
M Ameri, L Suarez, Layla Abdul Jabbar, M Koppikar
…lly, recently, concept of roles of nutrition in immunology, latent infections, a short presentation of TB. Further discussing current guidelines, covering topics such as BCG, treatments, role of fluoroquinolones and MDR. With an examination of the social aspect by reviewing the a…
Kelly AM
…pared with waiting 21 days for culture results. The shorter treatment regimen for latent TB infection with weekly isoniazid and rifabutin for 12 weeks provides treatment as effective as the traditional daily isoniazid for 6 months, but with better adherence from patients.
Ghoshal AG, Halder A
…sed risk of tuberculosis (TB) reactivation in patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has been recorded for anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents and, to a lesser extent, for the nonanti-TNFα targeted biologics. Use of both biologic agents and Janus kinase (JAK) inhi…