The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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With a quarter of the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) occurring in India, children in this country are at high risk of tuberculous infection and TB disease. India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme provides free diagnosis and treatment for children with TB using quality assured, weight-based individual drug boxes. ⋯ More attention needs to be paid to the provision of preventive therapy for household contacts aged <6 years as well as to the detection of multidrug-resistant TB among children. Case notification and the use of the Standards of TB Care in India are being strengthened in the private sector.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Nov 2015
Comparative StudyCT differentiation of tuberculous and non-tuberculous pleural infection, with emphasis on pulmonary changes.
To determine whether pulmonary changes on computed tomography (CT) are helpful in differentiating between pleural tuberculosis (TB) and non-tuberculous pleural infection ⋯ Interlobular septal thickening and micronodules with perilymphatic distribution are characteristic CT findings of pleural TB but not empyema. Presence of subpleural abscess and loss of pleural integrity or peripheral bronchopleural fistula are highly suggestive of empyema.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Oct 2015
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a BOLD study.
To estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saudi adults aged ⩾40 years using standardised post-bronchodilator spirometry according to the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) protocol. ⋯ The overall prevalence of COPD in Saudi Arabia is 4.2%. Male, increasing age and smoking were the main risk factors for COPD.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Oct 2015
Screening for diabetes among presumptive tuberculosis patients at a tertiary care centre in Pondicherry, India.
Designated microscopy centre (DMC) attached to a tertiary care centre in Pondicherry, India. ⋯ One fifth of the presumed TB patients had diabetes, and nearly half of these patients were newly diagnosed. Opportunity screening of presumed TB patients for DM in routine care will help in early detection of diabetes and pre-diabetes.