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View article: Latent tuberculosis infection screening of adult close contacts: a cost–utility analysis
Latent tuberculosis infection screening of adult close contacts: a cost–utility analysis Open
Background The 2016 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recommended the tuberculin skin test (TST), at a 5-mm induration size cut-off, for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among adult close con…
View article: S123 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and bacterial co-infection in BAL samples in a multi-centre UK cohort
S123 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and bacterial co-infection in BAL samples in a multi-centre UK cohort Open
Background M.tb and bacterial co-infection can complicate the clinical presentation of tuberculosis (TB) and may require additional antibiotic therapy. Yet there are limited data describing M.tb with bacterial co-infection in BAL samples i…
View article: S120 Diagnostic accuracy of TB PCR in EBUS-TBNA samples, TRIBE a multicentre prospective UK study
S120 Diagnostic accuracy of TB PCR in EBUS-TBNA samples, TRIBE a multicentre prospective UK study Open
Introduction The utility of TB PCR (Xpert Ultra®) in endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) samples remains unclear in a low incidence high resource setting. Aims To analyse the diagnostic accuracy of …
View article: Symptomatic, biochemical and radiographic recovery in patients with COVID-19
Symptomatic, biochemical and radiographic recovery in patients with COVID-19 Open
Background The symptoms, radiography, biochemistry and healthcare utilisation of patients with COVID-19 following discharge from hospital have not been well described. Methods Retrospective analysis of 401 adult patients attending a clinic…
View article: Factors associated with reattendance to emergency services following COVID‐19 hospitalization
Factors associated with reattendance to emergency services following COVID‐19 hospitalization Open
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View article: Evaluation of serum inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of treatment outcome in pulmonary tuberculosis
Evaluation of serum inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of treatment outcome in pulmonary tuberculosis Open
Serum globulin independently predicts requirement for treatment extension in PTB and outperforms CRP and WBC as a predictive biomarker. Normalisation of globulin at 2 months following treatment commencement is associated with low risk of r…
View article: P112 Serum inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of treatment outcome in pulmonary tuberculosis
P112 Serum inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of treatment outcome in pulmonary tuberculosis Open
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate C-reactive protein(CRP), globulin and white cell count as predictors of treatment outcome in pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods An observational study of patients with active pulmonary tubercul…
View article: P110 A review of persistent hypercapnia and subsequent referral for obese patients admitted into an Intensive Care Unit
P110 A review of persistent hypercapnia and subsequent referral for obese patients admitted into an Intensive Care Unit Open
Introduction Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is increasingly common but data detailing the prevalence, outcome and long-term management, in patients admitted to the ICU, are limited. Indeed, we aimed to assess the prevalence of pers…