Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

K Lönnroth, GB Migliori, I Abubakar… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(< 100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries

H Getahun, A Matteelli, I Abubakar… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is characterised by the presence of immune responses to
previously acquired Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection without clinical evidence of active …

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of linezolid containing regimens in treating MDR-TB and XDR-TB: systematic review and meta-analysis

G Sotgiu, R Centis, L D'Ambrosio… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Linezolid is used off-label to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in absence of
systematic evidence. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on efficacy …

Long-term ambient air pollution and respiratory symptoms in adults (SAPALDIA study)

E Zemp, S Elsasser, C Schindler, N Kunzli… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
The association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory
symptoms was investigated in a cross-sectional study in random population samples of …

The risk of tuberculosis related to tumour necrosis factor antagonist therapies: a TBNET consensus statement

I Solovic, M Sester, JJ Gomez-Reino, HL Rieder… - 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) monoclonal antibodies or soluble TNF receptors have
become an invaluable treatment against chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced Exposure to PM10 and Attenuated Age-Related Decline in Lung Function

SH Downs, C Schindler, LJS Liu, D Keidel… - … England Journal of …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Air pollution has been associated with impaired health, including reduced lung
function in adults. Moving to cleaner areas has been shown to attenuate adverse effects of …

Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statement

C Lange, I Abubakar, JWC Alffenaar, G Bothamley… - 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR)
tuberculosis (TB) substantially challenges TB control, especially in the European Region of …

[HTML][HTML] The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis

L Martinez, O Cords, CR Horsburgh, JR Andrews… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Tens of millions of children are exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis globally
every year; however, there are no contemporary estimates of the risk of developing …

European union standards for tuberculosis care

GB Migliori, JP Zellweger, I Abubakar, E Ibraim… - 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European
Respiratory Society (ERS) jointly developed European Union Standards for Tuberculosis …

A retrospective TBNET assessment of linezolid safety, tolerability and efficacy in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

GB Migliori, B Eker, MD Richardson… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Linezolid is used to treat patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR)/extensively drug-resistant
(XDR)-tuberculosis (TB) cases, although clinical data on its safety, tolerability and efficacy …