David R Murdoch,Lance C Jennings,Niranjan Bhat et al.
David R Murdoch et al.
Recent developments in rapid diagnostics for respiratory infections have mostly occurred in the areas of antigen and nucleic acid detection. Nucleic acid amplification tests have improved the ability to identify respiratory viruses in clini...
Babafemi Taiwo,Jeff Glassroth
Babafemi Taiwo
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are generally hardy, ubiquitous environmental bacteria that vary in geographic distribution and pulmonary pathogenicity. Relatively few of the more than 115 species of NTM have been associated with lung dis...
Toru Mori,Chi Chiu Leung
Toru Mori
Despite the decline in the overall incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in many developed countries, it remains an important problem among the older population. The control of TB in the elderly remains a major challenge because of the limitations...
Ben J Marais,H Simon Schaaf
Ben J Marais
Although awareness is growing, childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains a neglected disease in many resource-limited settings. In part this reflects operational difficulties, lack of visibility in official reports, as well as perceptions that ch...
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: epidemiology and management challenges [0.03%]
耐多药结核病的流行特征及防治挑战
Keertan Dheda,Robin M Warren,Alimuddin Zumla et al.
Keertan Dheda et al.
Widespread global use of rifampin for 2 decades preceded the emergence of clinically significant multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the early 1990s. The prevalence of MDR-TB has gradually increased such that it accounts for approx...
The convergence of the global smoking, COPD, tuberculosis, HIV, and respiratory infection epidemics [0.03%]
全球吸烟、COPD、肺结核、HIV和呼吸道感染流行病的汇聚现象
Richard N van Zyl-Smit,Laurence Brunet,Madhukar Pai et al.
Richard N van Zyl-Smit et al.
At the beginning of the 21st century, we are facing the convergence of several epidemics. These include tobacco smoking, tuberculosis, HIV infection, influenza, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These epidemics interact by way of i...
Robert S Wallis,Neil W Schluger
Robert S Wallis
The understanding of the infection risks posed by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists has continued to evolve in the 10 years since these drugs first were introduced. Recent prospective studies have confirmed the risk of tuberculosis (T...
Daphne Ling,Dick Menzies
Daphne Ling
Occupational pulmonary infectious diseases include tuberculosis (TB) and many viral pathogens, including influenza, coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS), varicella, respiratory syncytial virus, and hantavirus. This review...
Jae-Hoon Song,Doo Ryeon Chung
Jae-Hoon Song
Pneumonia is the most common infection that is the leading cause of death. The increasing antimicrobial resistance in major respiratory pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative bacteria has severel...
David S C Hui,Paul K S Chan
David S C Hui
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly infectious disease with a significant morbidity and mortality. Respiratory failure is the major complication, and patients may progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Health care...