The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Jun 2015
Incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Korea based on the 2011 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT statement.
To estimate the annual incidence rate of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in Korea. ⋯ The incidence of ILD with fibrosis was approximately 23% of overall ILD incidence. IPF incidence was approximately 10% of the incidence of ILD with fibrosis. Based on the new ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT statement published in 2011, the incidence rate of IPF was 1.7/100,000.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Jun 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyPyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis arises after rifampicin and fluoroquinolone resistance.
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) constitute a major public health concern. ⋯ pncA mutations associated with PZA resistance were found almost exclusively in MDR-TB strains, underlining the importance of determining PZA resistance when treating MDR- or XDR-TB.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Jun 2015
Diabetes mellitus is associated with cavities, smear grade, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia.
National tuberculosis (TB) treatment facility in the country of Georgia. ⋯ DM and pre-DM were common among adults with newly diagnosed pulmonary TB in Tbilisi, Georgia, and DM was associated with more clinical symptoms, and MDR-TB, at presentation.