Dick Menzies

Jun 1, 2023 | breathe.ersjournals.com | Lê Hồng Vân |Lê Van |Raquel Duarte |Christoph Lange |Dick Menzies

Breathe 19: 230084; DOI: 10.1183/20734735.0084-2023 AbstractDeaths from tuberculosis (TB) reached over 1.6 million in 2021 with 10.6 million people becoming ill. Multidrug-resistant TB, defined as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis organism having resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, represented 3.9% of new TB cases and 18% of previously treated cases.

May 2, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Dick Menzies

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended screening of adults at increased risk for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI).1 This recommendation (B statement) is based on an evidence review2 that found that available tests—in particular, the tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assays—were sufficiently accurate to identify persons with LTBI and that TB preventive treatment (TPT) regimens now recommended in the US3 should provide moderate net benefit1 to...