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ReviewCold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine2015

Clinical Aspects of Adult Tuberculosis.

Robert Loddenkemper, Marc Lipman, Alimuddin Zumla

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Review in Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Robert LoddenkemperCharité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Pneumology, HELIOS-Klinikum Emil von Behring, 14165 Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin, Germany.
Marc LipmanRespiratory & HIV Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom.
Alimuddin ZumlaDivision of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) in adults can present in a large number of ways. The lung is the predominant site of TB. Primary pulmonary TB should be distinguished from postprimary pulmonary TB, which is the most frequent TB manifestation in adults (70%-80% cases). Cough is common, although the chest radiograph often raises suspicion of disease. Sputum sampling is a key step in the diagnosis of TB, and invasive procedures such as bronchoscopy may be necessary to achieve adequate samples for diagnosis. Extrapulmonary involvement, which may present many years after exposure, occurs in a variable proportion of cases (20%-45%). This reflects the country of origin of patients and also the frequency of associated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection. In the latter case, the presentation of TB is often nonspecific, and care needs to be taken to not miss the diagnosis. Anti-TB therapy should be given in line with proven (or assumed) drug resistance. In extrapulmonary TB, adjunctive therapeutic measures may be indicated; although in all cases, support is often required to ensure that people are able to complete treatment with minimal adverse events and maximal adherence to the prescribed regimen, and so reduce risk of future disease for themselves and others.

Indexed as

AdultAntitubercular AgentsCoinfectionCoughHIV InfectionsHumansInterferon-gamma Release TestsLungTomography, X-Ray ComputedTuberculin TestTuberculomaTuberculosisTuberculosis, PulmonaryAntitubercular Agents

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PMID25659379
PMCPMC4691808

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