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Post-tuberculosis lung disease: a comparison of Brazilian, Italian, and Mexican...
Silva,Denise Rossato; Freitas,Alana Ambos; Guimarães,Amanda Reis; D’Ambrosio,Lia; Centis,Rosella; Muñoz-Torrico,Marcela; Visca,DinaABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate lung function in a cohort of patients with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil, as well as to evaluate the decline in lung function over time and compare it with that observed in similar cohorts in Mexico and Italy. Methods: The three cohorts were compared in terms of age, smoking status, pulmonary function test results, six-minute walk test results, and arterial blood ...
Tuberculosis and COVID-19, the new cursed duet: what differs between Brazil and...
Silva,Denise Rossato; Mello,Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz; D’Ambrosio,Lia; Centis,Rosella; Dalcolmo,Margareth Pretti; Migliori,Giovanni BattistaABSTRACT On April 1st, 2020, COVID-19 surpassed tuberculosis regarding the number of deaths per day worldwide. The combination of tuberculosis and COVID-19 has great potential for morbidity and mortality. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. In this review article, we address concurrent tuberculosis and COVID-19, with particular regard t...
Time course of exercise capacity in patients recovering from COVID-19-associate...
Zampogna,Elisabetta; Ambrosino,Nicolino; Saderi,Laura; Sotgiu,Giovanni; Bottini,Paola; Pignatti,Patrizia; Centis,Rosella; Migliori,Giovanni BattistaABSTRACT Objective: High prevalences of muscle weakness and impaired physical performance in hospitalized patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia have been reported. Our objective was to determine whether the level of exercise capacity after discharge would affect long-term functional outcomes in these patients. Methods: From three to five weeks after discharge from acute care hospitals (T0), pat...
International collaboration among medical societies is an effective way to boos...
Migliori,Giovanni Battista; Centis,Rosella; D’Ambrosio,Lia; Silva,Denise Rossato; Rendon,AdrianABSTRACT Objective: Most studies of tuberculosis originate from high-income countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis. A review of the scientific production on tuberculosis in Latin American countries, most of which are low- or middle-income countries (some with high or intermediate tuberculosis incidence rates), would improve the understanding of public health challenges, clinical needs, and research prio...
Current use and acceptability of novel diagnostic tests for active tuberculosis...
Amicosante,Massimo; D’Ambrosio,Lia; Munoz,Marcela; Mello,Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz; Tebruegge,Marc; Chegou,Novel Njweipi; Seghrouchni,FouadABSTRACT Objective: To determine the current use and potential acceptance (by tuberculosis experts worldwide) of novel rapid tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis that are in line with World Health Organization target product profiles. Methods: A multilingual survey was disseminated online between July and November of 2016. Results: A total of 723 individuals from 114 countries responded to the survey. Smear ...
Is there a rationale for pulmonary rehabilitation following successful chemothe...
Muñoz-Torrico,Marcela; Rendon,Adrian; Centis,Rosella; D'Ambrosio,Lia; Fuentes,Zhenia; Torres-Duque,Carlos; Mello,Fernanda; Dalcolmo,MargarethABSTRACT The role of tuberculosis as a public health care priority and the availability of diagnostic tools to evaluate functional status (spirometry, plethysmography, and DLCO determination), arterial blood gases, capacity to perform exercise, lesions (chest X-ray and CT), and quality of life justify the effort to consider what needs to be done when patients have completed their treatment. To our knowledge, no...