2024
Serial Mass Screening for Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Persons in Brazil
de Araujo R, Martinez L, da Silva Santos A, Lemos E, de Oliveira R, Croda M, Silva D, Lemes I, Cunha E, Gonçalves T, dos Santos P, da Silva B, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Croda J. Serial Mass Screening for Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Persons in Brazil. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: 1669-1676. PMID: 38324908, PMCID: PMC11175667, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening roundsIncarcerated personsMass screeningIndividual prisonersIncarcerated peoplePrison populationBrazilian prisonsCases of pulmonary tuberculosisHigh-risk populationPrisonHealth QuestionnaireChest X-rayImprove case detectionPrevalence of tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisTB screeningMedian scoreHyperendemic settingsPulmonary tuberculosisXpert MTB/RIFTB scoreTuberculosis casesTuberculosis burdenCase detectionTuberculosisThe impact of sputum quality on Xpert positivity in active case-finding for TB
Oliveira da Silva B, Salindri A, Gonçalves T, Cunha E, da Silva Santos A, dos Santos P, Lemes I, Silva D, da Silva Oliveira V, Croda J, de Oliveira R, Andrews J. The impact of sputum quality on Xpert positivity in active case-finding for TB. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2024, 28: 29-36. PMID: 38178289, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSputum qualityXpert-positiveCase findingChest X-rayLog-binomial regressionCross-sectional analysisMass screening programmeActive case findingCurrent smokingParticipant characteristicsScreening programmeSymptom screeningStandardised questionnaireSpot sputum samplesBlood-stained sputumAbnormal chest radiographBinomial regressionCAD4TBSputum appearanceMucopurulent sputumXpert testingSputum samplesClinical characteristicsSalivary specimensChest radiographs
2022
Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study
Soares T, de Oliveira R, Liu Y, da Silva Santos A, dos Santos P, Monte L, de Oliveira L, Park C, Hwang E, Andrews J, Croda J. Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022, 17: 100388. PMID: 36776567, PMCID: PMC9904090, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest X-rayWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningPrevious TBInterpretation algorithmsAbnormality scoreXpert MTB/RIFSputum bacillary loadSystematic Tuberculosis ScreeningMultivariable logistic regressionMTB/RIFCross-sectional studyEffective triage toolX-ray imagesTB symptomsClinical characteristicsBacillary loadPrior TBTuberculosis screeningTriage testUS National InstitutesAlgorithm accuracyTriage toolStandardized questionnaireConfirmatory testing
2020
Spirometry results after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: comparison between patients with and without previous lung disease: a multicenter study
Mancuzo E, Martins E, Sulmonett N, de Souza Viana V, Croda J, Kritski A, de Queiroz Mello F, de Souza Elias Nihues S, Azevedo K, de Miranda S. Spirometry results after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: comparison between patients with and without previous lung disease: a multicenter study. Jornal Brasileiro De Pneumologia 2020, 46: e20180198. PMID: 32130330, PMCID: PMC7462712, DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20180198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious lung diseasePulmonary tuberculosisLung diseaseRadiological changesMulticenter studyRisk factorsLDS groupFunctional severityFunctional changesSevere radiological changesImpaired pulmonary functionRestrictive lung diseaseObstructive lung diseaseDegree of dyspneaChest X-raySpirometric changesSevere dyspneaPulmonary functionReferral centerClinical dataPatientsSpirometryDiseaseDyspneaSmoking