Qingluan Yang. MD, an attending physician working in Infectious Disease Department of Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University. Specialty and Research Field include the Immune mechanism of tuberculosis and preventive therapy of latent tuberculosis infection. She has published 18 SCI papers as the first author. Representative works were published in STTT、Clinical Infectious Diseases、Clinical and microbiology and infection, etc
RR-TB contact people had a high TB infection rate and developed ATB mostly within 3 months from index patient diagnosis. This study found TB infection risk factors for close contact people including male gender, low education level, abnormal chest CT, index patients with bilateral lung lesions and positive sputum smear, providing further preventive suggestions for RR-TB close contact people.
Source: Conference 2024Post-TB CPA poses a significant threat to long-term respiratory health. Early identification of high-risk patients and ensuring at least 3 months of antifungal therapy may improve outcomes. These findings underscore the need for structured post-TB follow-up to improve health and well-being after TB cure.
Source: Conference 2024