Guide for authors indian journal of tuberculosis issn. According to the world health organization, more than 250 000 people died from hivassociated tb in 2018, accounting for a third of aidsrelated deaths. The spread of the disease is further aided by poverty, overcrowding, and drug resistance. World tb day is commemorated on this date each year to raise awareness among the public and policy makers that tuberculosis remains an epidemic in most parts of the world, and a public health problem in developed countries, causing the deaths of. Clinical diagnosis lacks standardization, and traditional and molecular microbiologic methods lack sensitivity, particularly in children.
The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of clinical and epidemiological studies of mycobacterial infection, microbiology of mycobacterium, epidemiology of mycobacterium, molecular biology of mycobacterium, clinical features of mycobacterium. Journal of tuberculosis and therapeutics open access journals. Diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is challenging. Tb disease is suspected clinically when a person presents with the symptoms mentioned above usually together with abnormal findings on a chest xray. Journal of tuberculosis research jtr is an openly accessible journal published quarterly. Development of the third edition of the international standards for tuberculosis care was guided by a steering committee of world health organization global tuberculosis programme staff and by an expert committee whose members were chosen to represent perspectives and areas of expertise relevant to tuberculosis care and control. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease publishes articles on all aspects of lung health, including public healthrelated issues such as training programmes, costbenefit analysis, legislation, epidemiology, intervention studies and health systems research. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease.
In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Tuberculosis tb is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through. The journals main aim is the continuing education of physicians and other health personnel, and the dissemination of the most uptodate infor mation in the field of tuberculosis and lung health. Innovation to accelerate global tuberculosis elimination position in the panacea drug trial consortium, longstanding collaborations in tb highincidence countries and access to drugresistant m. Multifocal tuberculosis mft is a severe disease and relatively an unusual form of tb. To track research output, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of tb research from the past decade. Several important recommendations are being promoted in this new edition. Pulmonary tuberculosis tb remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with about onethird of the worlds population infected. Journal mainly focus on clinical research and epidemiological studies on tuberculosis, drug resistance during therapy. Patient knowledge of tb may encourage infection prevention behaviors and. International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease the union.
This journal is the official organ of the tuberculosis association of india,a voluntary organization, engaged in the fight against tb since 1939. Tuberculosis is a speciality journal focusing on basic experimental research on tuberculosis, notably on bacteriological, immunological and pathogenesis aspects of the disease. Tuberculosis is often a difficult infection to treat. Tuberculosis airborne disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis m. In 1999, the who estimated that onethird of the worlds population had latent tuberculosis infection ltbi which was recently updated to onefourth. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body. Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis among diabetes. Prompt and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is essen. Interferongamma release assays igras with a higher specificity than tst have since been widely implemented, but.
Recent advances in diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines and enhanced implementation of interventions are helping to. In the last decades, evolutionary studies have much improved our knowledge on mtbc history and have highlighted its long coevolution with humans. Tuberculosis tb is the leading cause of death among people living with hiv plhiv. Pdf journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial.
The ijtld is dedicated to the continuing education of physicians and health personnel and the dissemination of. World tb day commemorates the discovery of the tuberculosis tb bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis by dr. The new engl and journal of medicine 746 n engl j med 368. Tuberculosis tb is a public health concern worldwide. Recent findings acute and subacute complications of tb disease are attributable to structural damage or vascular compromise caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, as well as metabolic abnormalities and host inflammatory responses. The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis precision and future. International union against tuberculosis and lung diseases, 68. Use of a tuberculin skin test tst can be used to identify latent tuberculosis and to diagnose active tuberculosis disease. Tuberculosis continues to infect millions of people in the world each year and is the leading cause of death for people with hiv. If you have been exposed, you should go to your doctor for tests. Main articles welcome to south sudan medical journal.
Tuberculosis has become a resurgent global problem with increasing numbers of immunocompromised patients, largely related to the global acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic. Chapter 2 transmission and pathogenesis of tuberculosis. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease is an official journal of the union. A positive result indicates that a person has been infected with the tuberculosis bacteria at some point in his or her life. Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from an infectious disease among adults worldwide, with more than 10 million people becoming newly sick from tuberculosis each year. Abdominal tuberculosis of the gastrointestinal tract. Immunodiagnostic tests may improve sensitivity, but. Corrigendum to serum antimce1a immunoglobulin detection as a tool for differential diagnosis of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in children and. Some species of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mtbc, particularly mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes human tuberculosis tb, are the first cause of death linked to a single pathogen worldwide.
Laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis. Abdominal tuberculosis rates are rising, consistent with the overall trend. Multidrugresistant tb is of particular concern to both clinicians and national tb programmes. The most downloaded articles from tuberculosis in the last 90 days. We aimed to identify the epidemiological and evolutionary characteristics of mft in southern tunisia and to. In relation to lung disease, the journals focus is on research that is relevant to the unions mission to find health solutions for the poor. Advances in diagnosis, including the use of rapid molecular testing and wholegenome sequencing in both sputum and nonsputum samples, could change this situation. Tuberculosis tb is a disease caused by bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The remaining patients will have latent tb, which can advance to active infection in times of immunosuppression. Miliary tuberculosis refers to clinical condition resulting from haematogenous dissemination of rculosis, and has become a rare disease in the developed countries, but is still common in areas where tuberculosis is endemic, especially in subsaharan africa and in southeast asia. Tb usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. More than 95% of tuberculosis deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Rizza and others published journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases. Aim of this study is to present our experience on tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis. Explore the latest in tuberculosis, including recent advances in screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and global control. International journal of mycobacteriology free full text. Tuberculosis research and treatment maintains an editorial board of. Tuberculosis spotlight emerging infectious diseases journal. Despite extensive investigation over the years, there is still a great deal to learn about the. Tbrelated sepsis is a lifethreatening acute complication for which current diagnostic and management. Table of contents tuberculosis research and treatment.
Most downloaded tuberculosis articles journals elsevier. Sjr is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. Transmission occurs when a person inhales droplet nuclei containing. The official journal of the international union against tuberculosis. In this paper we present a general overview of tb including the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment guidelines. Tuberculosis tb still constitutes a major public health challenge due to its high mortality and morbidity rates 1. National action plan to combat multidrugresistant tuberculosis. First, the recommendation to discontinue the regimen based on just 2 months of rifampicin 2hrze6he and change to the regimen based on a full 6 months of. Tuberculosis is a speciality journal focusing on basic experimental research on tuberculosis, notably on bacteriological, immunological and. Knowledge about tuberculosis and infection prevention. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of tuberculosis research. A bibliometric analysis of tuberculosis research, 2007 plos.
Pdf tuberculosis tb remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases responsible for millions of deaths annually across the world. Users delgranadownloads2016chabajaprevalenciatbamericas. With the emergence of resistant strains of tuberculosis and increase in immunosuppressed patients, clinicians must be familiar with the clinical presentation of this potentially deadly infection. The indian journal of tuberculosis, published in india since 1953 onwards, is a quarterly publication january, april, july, october, and is devoted to the specialty of tuberculosis and lung diseases. Selection pressure that is caused by misuse of antituberculosis drugs. Depending on the environment, these tiny particles can remain suspended in the air for several hours. This is partly due to a limited laboratory network and lack of a tuberculosis reference laboratory authors observation. Tb spreads through the air when a person with tb of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, or talks.
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