Impact of aging on immunity in the context of COVID-19, HIV, and tuberculosis

A Grifoni, T Alonzi, G Alter, DMC Noonan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Knowledge of aging biology needs to be expanded due to the continuously growing number
of elderly people worldwide. Aging induces changes that affect all systems of the body. The …

Potential adverse effects of dexamethasone therapy on COVID-19 patients: review and recommendations

F Chen, L Hao, S Zhu, X Yang, W Shi, K Zheng… - Infectious diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the global healthcare
community has raced to find effective therapeutic agents against severe acute respiratory …

Increase in tuberculosis diagnostic delay during first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: data from an Italian infectious disease referral hospital

F Di Gennaro, G Gualano, L Timelli, P Vittozzi, V Di Bari… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The WHO advised that the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on TB services was
estimated to be dramatic due to the disruption of TB services. Methods: A retrospective data …

Tuberculosis in an aging world

AM Olmo-Fontánez, J Turner - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death due to its being an infectious
disease, caused by the airborne pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) …

Factors affecting outcome of longer regimen multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in West Java Indonesia: A retrospective cohort study

AY Soeroto, C Pratiwi, P Santoso, BW Lestari - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis had high treatment failure and mortality.
Success rate of treatment currently 56% at global level, 48% in Indonesia and 36% in West …

Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Post Tuberculosis Patients in Indonesia and the Role of LDBio Aspergillus ICT as Part of the Diagnosis Scheme

A Rozaliyani, H Rosianawati, D Handayani, H Agustin… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a common sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis
(TB). The diagnosis of CPA is difficult and often misdiagnosed as smear-negative TB in …

Population aging and trends of pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in the elderly

S Li, Y Li, W Song, Q Zhang, S Liu, T Xu, Q An… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background To explore population aging and the epidemic trend of pulmonary tuberculosis
(PTB) in the elderly, and provide a basis for the prevention and control of pulmonary …

Previous pulmonary tuberculosis enhances the risk of lung cancer: systematic reviews and meta-analysis

H Abdeahad, M Salehi, A Yaghoubi, AH Aalami… - Infectious …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The possible association between history of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and lung
cancer (LC) has attracted researchers' attention for several decades. This systematic review …

Common and rare hematological manifestations and adverse drug events during treatment of active TB: a state of art

ML Minardi, I Fato, F Di Gennaro, S Mosti… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) can seriously affect the hematopoietic system, with
involvement of both myeloid and lymphoid cell lines as well as plasma components. These …

Pulmonary tuberculosis in older adults: increased mortality related to tuberculosis within two months of treatment initiation

I Hase, KG Toren, H Hirano, K Sakurai, DJ Horne… - Drugs & Aging, 2021 - Springer
Background The proportion of tuberculosis (TB) patients who are older adults is increasing
worldwide. Nearly 60% of TB patients in Japan are 70 years or older, and the TB incidence …