Objective:To determine post-discharge mortality and associated factors of the first-wave multicenter Turkish Thoracic Society(TTD)-TURCOVID study.Methods:In this retrospective cohort study,we analyzed the data of 18 o...Objective:To determine post-discharge mortality and associated factors of the first-wave multicenter Turkish Thoracic Society(TTD)-TURCOVID study.Methods:In this retrospective cohort study,we analyzed the data of 18 of 26 centers included in the first TTD-TURCOVID study,and 1112 cases diagnosed with COVID-19 between 11 March and 31 July 2020 participated in the study.All causes of death after COVID-19 discharge were recorded.Results:The mean age of the patients was(51.07±16.93)years,with 57.6%male patients.In the cohort group,89.1%of COVID-19 treatment locations were hospital wards,3.6%were intensive care units(ICUs),and 7.2%were community outpatients.In the longterm follow-up,the in-hospital mortality rate was 3.6%(95%CI 2.6-4.8),the post-discharge mortality rate was 2.8%(95%CI 1.9-3.9),and the total mortality was 6.3%(95%CI 5.0-7.8).After discharge,63.3%of mortality overall occurred during the first six months.Mortality rates in post-discharge follow-ups were 12.7%(95%CI 8.0-30.6)in cancer patients,10.8%(95%CI 6.3-22.9)in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients,11.1%(95%CI 4.4-22.7)in heart failure patients,7.8(95%CI 3.8-14.3)in atherosclerotic heart disease patients,and 2.3%(95%CI 0.8-5.6)in diabetes mellitus patients.In smokers/ex-smokers,the all-mortality rates were higher than in non-smokers.Conclusions:This multicenter study showed that patients over 65 years of age,males,former/active smoker,ICU stay,lung,heart disease,and malignancy should be followed up for at least the first six months after discharge due to COVID-19.展开更多
Background: We aim to determine the proportions and patterns of resistance to first-line drugs: isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E) and streptomycin (S) among pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methods: Strain...Background: We aim to determine the proportions and patterns of resistance to first-line drugs: isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E) and streptomycin (S) among pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methods: Strains were obtained from 1584 culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients. All specimens were inoculated into L?wenstein-Jensen media (LJ) and TK selective;drug susceptibility tests (DST) were performed for first-line drugs. Results: Multidrug resistant (MDR) were detected in 146 (9.2%) isolates. Three hundred (18.9%) isolates were resistant to H;220 (13.9%) to R;168 (10.6%) to S;137 (8.6%) to E. Any drug resistance was detected in 442 (27.9%) isolates. MDR rate was higher in male patients than females (P = 0.006). MDR rates were different according to the age groups (P = 0.02). The highest rate was in 35 - 44 years and the lowest rate was in 15 - 24 years. Conclusions: We found an association between middle age and male gender and MDR tuberculosis.展开更多
文摘Objective:To determine post-discharge mortality and associated factors of the first-wave multicenter Turkish Thoracic Society(TTD)-TURCOVID study.Methods:In this retrospective cohort study,we analyzed the data of 18 of 26 centers included in the first TTD-TURCOVID study,and 1112 cases diagnosed with COVID-19 between 11 March and 31 July 2020 participated in the study.All causes of death after COVID-19 discharge were recorded.Results:The mean age of the patients was(51.07±16.93)years,with 57.6%male patients.In the cohort group,89.1%of COVID-19 treatment locations were hospital wards,3.6%were intensive care units(ICUs),and 7.2%were community outpatients.In the longterm follow-up,the in-hospital mortality rate was 3.6%(95%CI 2.6-4.8),the post-discharge mortality rate was 2.8%(95%CI 1.9-3.9),and the total mortality was 6.3%(95%CI 5.0-7.8).After discharge,63.3%of mortality overall occurred during the first six months.Mortality rates in post-discharge follow-ups were 12.7%(95%CI 8.0-30.6)in cancer patients,10.8%(95%CI 6.3-22.9)in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients,11.1%(95%CI 4.4-22.7)in heart failure patients,7.8(95%CI 3.8-14.3)in atherosclerotic heart disease patients,and 2.3%(95%CI 0.8-5.6)in diabetes mellitus patients.In smokers/ex-smokers,the all-mortality rates were higher than in non-smokers.Conclusions:This multicenter study showed that patients over 65 years of age,males,former/active smoker,ICU stay,lung,heart disease,and malignancy should be followed up for at least the first six months after discharge due to COVID-19.
文摘Background: We aim to determine the proportions and patterns of resistance to first-line drugs: isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E) and streptomycin (S) among pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methods: Strains were obtained from 1584 culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients. All specimens were inoculated into L?wenstein-Jensen media (LJ) and TK selective;drug susceptibility tests (DST) were performed for first-line drugs. Results: Multidrug resistant (MDR) were detected in 146 (9.2%) isolates. Three hundred (18.9%) isolates were resistant to H;220 (13.9%) to R;168 (10.6%) to S;137 (8.6%) to E. Any drug resistance was detected in 442 (27.9%) isolates. MDR rate was higher in male patients than females (P = 0.006). MDR rates were different according to the age groups (P = 0.02). The highest rate was in 35 - 44 years and the lowest rate was in 15 - 24 years. Conclusions: We found an association between middle age and male gender and MDR tuberculosis.
