Qian-yun Zhang

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the clinical features and prognosis of COVID-TB cases and found that non-survivors were more likely to have hypertension (47.06 vs. 17.95%) or symptoms of dyspnea (72.68 vs. 30%) or bilateral lesions (73.53% vs. 8.5-16.73%) than survivors.

TL;DR: The total rate of drug resistance among new TB cases showed a downward trend in Shandong, China, from 2004 to 2018, and primary drug resistance patterns were shifting from female, non-cavity, INH-resistant TB, and MR-TB groups to male, cavity, RFP/SM-resistantTB, and MDR- TB groups.

TL;DR: For a better control on the elderly DR-TB in the future, more attention should be paid to male, smoking, drinking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetes subgroups and take targeted measures to control these subgroups.

TL;DR: It is indicated that TB-DM groups had a higher proportion of drug resistance than TB groups, and diabetes was identified as a risk factor of total DR, PDR, SM resistance and INH+SM resistance among newly diagnosed TB cases.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper analyzed and compared the clinical characteristics, reported incidence and temporal trend of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among the elderly group (≥60 years) and the non-elderly group (< 60 years) through logistic model and join-point regression model.