Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37563563›Full record

ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

Burden of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 infection among tuberculosis patients: a prospective cohort study.

Gulshan Umbreen, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Avais, Chanda Jabeen, Shakera Sadiq, Rubab Maqsood, Hamad Bin Rashid, Saira Afzal, Mamoona Chaudhry

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gulshan UmbreenDepartment of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abdul RehmanDepartment of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad AvaisDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Chanda JabeenDepartment of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Shakera SadiqDepartment of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Rubab MaqsoodDepartment of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hamad Bin RashidDepartment of Veterinary Surgery, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Saira AfzalDepartment of Community Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mamoona ChaudhryDepartment of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. mamoona.chaudhry@uvas.edu.pk.
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PKKing Edward Medical University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfluenza and tuberculosis both cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the burden of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus infection among human tuberculosis patients and the general population.

methodsA prospective cohort study was conducted among a cohort group (TB positive patients) as exposed and a comparison group (general population) as non-exposed. A total of 304 participants were recruited in both groups and followed for a period of 12 weeks. Of the 304 concurrently enrolled individuals, 152 were TB-positive patients (cohort group) and 152 were from the general population (comparison group).To calculate the sample size, the power of study was kept at 80% for detecting a difference at 5% alpha level assuming the 25% prevalence of respiratory viruses in cohort group compared to 12.5% in general population. An oropharyngeal swab was taken from a participant with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI). Samples were tested by conventional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the detection of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09. All statistical analyses were conducted using R software.

resultsA total of 95 participants developed influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms. Among these, 64 tested positive for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, of which 39 were from the exposed group and 25 were from the non-exposed group. During the 12-week period of follow-up, the influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 incidence rate was 20 per 1000 people. The risk of testing positive for influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 was 1.66 times higher in the exposed group compared to the non-exposed group. The cumulative incidence indicated that 25% of the TB cohort and 16% of the comparison group were at risk of getting influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 during the 12 weeks of follow-up.

conclusionParticipants from the TB cohort had a higher incidence of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 than the general population suggesting that they should be prioritized for influenza vaccination.

Indexed as

Influenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanTuberculosisVirus DiseasesHumansProspective StudiesCohort studiesHumansIncidenceInfluenzaProspective studiesTuberculosisViruses

Identifiers

PMID37563563
PMCPMC10413717
OpenAlexW4385720414

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.