2024
The impact of sputum quality on Xpert positivity in active case-finding for TB
Oliveira da Silva B, Salindri A, Gonçalves T, Cunha E, da Silva Santos A, dos Santos P, Lemes I, Silva D, da Silva Oliveira V, Croda J, de Oliveira R, Andrews J. The impact of sputum quality on Xpert positivity in active case-finding for TB. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2024, 28: 29-36. PMID: 38178289, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSputum qualityXpert-positiveCase findingChest X-rayLog-binomial regressionCross-sectional analysisMass screening programmeActive case findingCurrent smokingParticipant characteristicsScreening programmeSymptom screeningStandardised questionnaireSpot sputum samplesBlood-stained sputumAbnormal chest radiographBinomial regressionCAD4TBSputum appearanceMucopurulent sputumXpert testingSputum samplesClinical characteristicsSalivary specimensChest radiographs
2022
Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study
Soares T, de Oliveira R, Liu Y, da Silva Santos A, dos Santos P, Monte L, de Oliveira L, Park C, Hwang E, Andrews J, Croda J. Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022, 17: 100388. PMID: 36776567, PMCID: PMC9904090, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest X-rayWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningPrevious TBInterpretation algorithmsAbnormality scoreXpert MTB/RIFSputum bacillary loadSystematic Tuberculosis ScreeningMultivariable logistic regressionMTB/RIFCross-sectional studyEffective triage toolX-ray imagesTB symptomsClinical characteristicsBacillary loadPrior TBTuberculosis screeningTriage testUS National InstitutesAlgorithm accuracyTriage toolStandardized questionnaireConfirmatory testing
2021
Risk Factors for Death Among 120,804 Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil
da Silva P, de Oliveira S, Escalante J, Almiron M, Tsuha D, Sato H, Menezes P, de Paula R, D’Agostini T, Croda J. Risk Factors for Death Among 120,804 Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 88-92. PMID: 34061773, PMCID: PMC8274770, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19Confirmed COVID-19Characteristics of patientsChronic lung diseaseIntensive care unitChronic cardiovascular diseaseChronic neurological diseaseMore comorbiditiesClinical characteristicsDiabetes mellitusMedian ageCare unitLung diseaseRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskSevere casesElderly individualsPatientsNeurological diseasesSurvival analysisCoronavirus diseaseDiseaseSão PauloDeath