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Baker JJ, Nahar R, Petroelje BK, Goswami ND, Lardizabal AA
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) constitutes an important public health problem because of risk of progression to TB disease. Effective treatment of multi-drug resistant (MDR) LTBI would prevent progression to MDR TB disease, which would improve patient and public health outc…
Baggaley RF, Vegvari C, Dimala CA, Lipman M, Miller RF, et al.
…rkedly by screening guideline, with British HIV Association guidelines more cost-effective than NICE guidelines in the UK. Discussion: Cost-effectiveness studies of LTBI screening/PT for PLWH in lower TB incidence settings are scarce, with large variations in methods and assumpti…
Monteiro MA, Apoliano CF, Martins JER, Sunada NO, Folgosi VÂ, et al.
… with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), including those under antiretroviral treatment. PLWH are 28 times more likely to develop TB in Brazil, the leading cause of HIV-related deaths globally, with approximately 161,000 reported deaths worldwide in 2023. Early diagnosis of latent tuberculosis inf…
Verrall AJ, Hill PC, Thorburn D, Maze M, Perumal L, et al.
…r issues; 4) identify active TB and undertake screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in recent TB contacts and selected high-risk groups, and provide appropriate treatment; 5) optimise the prevention and care of drug-resistant TB; 6) ensure continued surveillance, pro…
Palacios CF, Chowdhary V, Hao R, Danve A, Malinis M
… an increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). Current guidelines recommend screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before initiating DMARD. However, data is lacking on the value of yearly screening for LTBI. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted on a…
Desilva M, Moore N, Thai D, Grimm M, Sabuwala N, et al.
…cted CIs for infectious cases. We created outbreak specific guidelines for screening and management of contacts, and partnered with various agencies to increase MDR TB awareness. Results WGS results were consistent with an MDR TB outbreak that included 10 cases (70% pulmonary) as…
Fiore V, De Vito A, Martineková P, Princic E, Geremia N, et al.
… evaluate a screening program, with active case-finding and treatment for active tuberculosis (TB), latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), blood-borne viruses (BBV), and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among refugees living in facility centers. Methodology We collected data o…
Aduh U, Ewa AU, Sam-Agudu NA, Urhioke O, Kusimo O, et al.
…15-24 years. Adolescents have poorer rates of TB screening, treatment initiation and completion compared to adults. Unfortunately, there is relatively less programme, research and policy focus on TB for adolescents aged 10-19 years. This article reviews the scope of health servic…
Jones AJ, Mathad JS, Dooley KE, Eke AC
…HIV (PLWH) are at especially high risk for progression from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active tuberculosis (TB) disease. Among pregnant PLWH, concurrent TB increases the risk of complications such as preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal-growth restriction, low birth weig…
Brett K, Severn M
…w, most cases of active TB are due to the reactivation of a latent TB infection (LTBI) rather than a new TB infection. Certain factors are associated with an increased risk of reactivation of active TB and include HIV infection, diabetes, renal failure, certain cancers, and treat…
Huang GKL, Pawape G, Taune M, Hiasihri S, Ustero P, et al.
… for MDR-TB has led to much needed changes in international guidelines promoting the use of newer TB drugs and regimens for MDR-TB, however, there remains a significant implementation gap. Due to the complexity of treating MDR-TB, management of cases is often supported by an expe…
Jing Tang, Mingbin Xie, Congyang Li, Fan Huang, Liai Peng, et al.
…cted in accordance with Chinese tuberculosis prevention and treatment guidelines. Screening procedures included symptom assessment, Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA), and chest radiography (CXR). Confirmed, clinically diagnosed, and suspected cases were identified by special…
Egorova A, Salina EG, Makarov V
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) represents a major challenge to curing TB disease. Current guidelines for LTBI management include only three older drugs and their combinations-isoniazid and rifamycins (rifampicin and rifapentine). These available control strategies have litt…
Akı ŞZ, Sucak GT, Tunçcan ÖG, Köktürk N, Şenol E
Background Immune-compromised patients with latent TB infection (LTBI) are at risk for TB reactivation and should receive prophylaxis. Whereas the tuberculin skin test (TST) has limitations particularly in immune-compromised patients. Aims This retrospective study was conducted t…
Cantini F, Niccoli L, Capone A, Petrone L, Goletti D
… and non-anti-TNF targeted, are currently available for the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Areas covered Discussion on the need for LTBI diagnosis in rheumatic patients treated csDMARDs and non-anti-TNFs through a review of the literature. The literature, updated to 15 April 20…
Parveen U, Sultana S, Heba SF, Rafi R, Begum A, et al.
… TB in developing countries paved way to development of new guidelines for treating various form of tuberculosis. Furthermore, newer regimens are warranted to combat resistance that preferably cause a reduction in mortality. Until now, various ongoing trials are being carried in …
Kalema N, Semeere A, Banturaki G, Kyamugabwa A, Ssozi S, et al.
…ds TB symptom screening and TB preventive therapy (TPT) for latent TB infection (LTBI) in persons living with HIV (PLWH). However, TPT uptake remains limited. We aimed to characterize and contextualize gaps in the TPT care cascade among persons enrolling for antiretroviral therap…
Sayedi SM, Seddiq MK, Rashidi MK, Qader G, Ikram N, et al.
…ve. Methods From 2011 to 2018, the Afghanistan NTP released guidelines for passive and active contact screening of bacteriologically confirmed TB cases. Health workers were trained in contact screening. Presumptive TB cases gave sputum for AFB smear microscopy; other diagnostics …
Kar Mun Chong, Yi Wye Lai, Stanley Angkodjojo, Peter Pak Moon Cheung, Li-Ching Chew, et al.
…ODUCTION:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in Asia, with latent TB infection (LTBI) being prevalent, especially among older adults. People with rheumatic diseases (PRD) who are treated with tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors (TNF-I) are at increased risk of TB reactivatio…
Nogueira M, Warren RB, Torres T
…control Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and induce the latent form of the disease. However, in the presence of diseases or therapies, which exert an immunosuppressive effect, latent tuberculosis can be re-activated. Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, inflammatory disease, and …
Chakraborty B, Laskar AA, Baruah A, Kumar R, Barbhuiya MA
…25. Despite the efforts, practice gaps remain in diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Accelerated strategies focusing on early detection, management of latent TB, and control of drug resistance are critical. This review explores global guidelines, highlights implementation chall…
McKee N, McHenry M
… arthritis who developed severe pneumonia during adalimumab treatment, with subsequent persistent right basal pleural effusion. Treatment with abatacept has resulted in remission with significant decrease in size of the pleural effusion. Case description This patient attended the…
Fischer H, Qian L, Li Z, Garba S, Bruxvoort KJ, et al.
… California health system assessed missed opportunities for latent tuberculosis (LTBI) screening among patients with TB disease. Methods Kaiser Permanente Southern California patients who were ≥18 years old with membership for ≥24 months during the study period from 1 January 200…
Katherine G Byrnes, Richard H Flowers
… for tuberculosis (TB) reactivation, necessitating baseline latent TB infection (LTBI) screening. However, evidence regarding the value of periodic LTBI screening in this population is limited. In this single-centre retrospective chart review, we investigated the LTBI rate in pat…
von Both U, Gerlach P, Ritz N, Bogyi M, Brinkmann F, et al.
…idence countries are due to rapid progression of infection (latent TB infection (LTBI)) to disease. We aimed to assess common practice for managing paediatric LTBI in Austria, Germany and Switzerland prior to the publication of the first joint national guideline for paediatric TB…