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Mandatory, voluntary, repetitive, or one-off post-migration follow-up for tuberculosis prevention and control: A systematic review
ConclusionProgramme characteristics of post-migration follow-up screening for prevention and control of tuberculosis as well as coverage and yield vary considerably. Voluntary programmes appear to have similar yields compared with mandatory programmes and repetitive screening apparently did not lead to higher yields compared with one-off screening. Screening strategies should consider marginal costs for each additional round of screening.
Source: PLoS Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Katharina Wahedi Source Type: research

Opportunistic infections associated with Janus kinase inhibitor treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: A structured literature review
CONCLUSIONS: HZ was the most common OI reported among RA patients using all currently approved JAK inhibitors in clinical trials, although tuberculosis and other OIs were also reported. More long-term safety studies in the real-world setting are needed to compare the risk of OIs between various JAK inhibitors.PMID:36347212 | DOI:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152120
Source: Herpes - November 8, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kevin Winthrop John Isaacs Leonard Calabrese Deepali Mittal Supriya Desai Jane Barry Sander Strengholt James Galloway Source Type: research

Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Children Migrating to Australia
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;28(9):1833-1841. doi: 10.3201/eid2809.212426.ABSTRACTIn 2015, Australia updated premigration screening for tuberculosis (TB) disease in children 2-10 years of age to include testing for infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and enable detection of latent TB infection (LTBI). We analyzed TB screening results in children <15 years of age during November 2015-June 2017. We found 45,060 child applicants were tested with interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) (57.7% of tests) or tuberculin skin test (TST) (42.3% of tests). A total of 21 cases of TB were diagnosed: 4 without IGRA or TST, 10 with ...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - August 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ingrid Laemmle-Ruff Stephen M Graham Bridget Williams Danielle Horyniak Suman S Majumdar Georgia A Paxton Lila V Soares Caplice Margaret E Hellard James M Trauer Source Type: research

Temporal trends in hospitalisation for opportunistic infections in lupus patients in Western Australia
CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalization rates for OI in lupus patients have not changed significantly over time, but there has been a clear shift in the underlying OI. The decrease in mycobacterial and pneumocystis infections suggest successful prophylaxis but the increase in viral and mycotic infections indicate a sustained need to improve prevention of these OI in lupus patients.PMID:35839098 | DOI:10.1177/09612033221115965
Source: Lupus - July 15, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Johannes Nossent Helen Keen David B Preen Charles A Inderjeeth Source Type: research

Feasibility study of the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection for M āori in the Waikato region, Aotearoa New Zealand
CONCLUSIONS: The community and health settings were the only feasible options for recruitment. The overall prevalence of a positive TST in the study population was low. A 5mm cut-off may be best to maximise sensitivity for future studies.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: A mixture of sample selection processes that are more targeted are needed to identify Māori with latent TB infection.PMID:35735941 | DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.13274
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Siobhan Uruamo Susan McAllister Nina Scott Robert J Hancox Ron Hayudini Joanne Baxter Philip C Hill Source Type: research

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