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| Title |
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Zambia: prevalence, clinical, radiological and microbiological characteristics
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-015-1264-6 |
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| Authors |
Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Nathan Kapata, Eveline Klinkenberg, Lutinala Mulenga, Mathias Tembo, Patrick Katemangwe, Veronica Sunkutu, Peter Mwaba, Martin P. Grobusch |
| Abstract |
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection is an emerging health problem. We present here the Zambia-specific national level data of prevalence, symptomatic, radiological and microbiological characteristics of NTM, using results from a national Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey. This was a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of NTM among adults aged 15 years and above, who were participants in a national TB prevalence survey. Participants who had either an abnormal chest x-ray or were symptomatic were considered presumptive TB cases and submitted sputum for smear and culture analysis. HIV testing was performed on an opt-out basis. Symptomatic NTM prevalence was estimated from individual level analysis. Of the 6,123 individuals with presumptive TB, 923 (15.1 %) were found to have NTM, 13 (0.2 %) were MTB/NTM co-infected and 338 (5.5 %) were contaminated (indeterminate). The prevalence of symptomatic NTM was found to be 1,477/100,000 [95 % CI 1010-1943]. Smear positivity, history of cough or chest pain and HIV positivity were risk factors for NTM. This first study to estimate the national prevalence of NTM in Zambia indicates that the burden is high. The NTM occurrence in Zambia constitutes both a public health and ethical issue requiring action from health managers. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 111 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 25 | 22% |
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 29% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 19 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 25 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 May 2021.
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#55
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