Comparing accuracy of tomosynthesis plus digital mammography or synthetic 2D mammography in breast cancer screening: baseline results of the MAITA RCT consortium.

Aim: The analyses here reported aim to compare the screening performance of digital tomosynthesis (DBT) versus mammography (DM).

Methods: MAITA is a consortium of four Italian trials, REtomo, Proteus, Impeto, and MAITA trial. The trials adopted a two-arm randomised design comparing DBT plus DM (REtomo and Proteus) or synthetic-2D (Impeto and MAITA trial) versus DM; multiple vendors were included.

[Tuberculosis in Prato (Tuscany Region, Central Italy) in the period 2007-2014].

Objectives: a description of the epidemiology of tuberculosis in the province of Prato (Tuscany Region, Central Italy) during the period 2007-2014 and verify the latency time between the onset of symptoms and the start of therapy.

Design: descriptive, observational study.

Setting And Participants: tuberculosis cases were identified for the period 2007-2014 through an analysis of the notification files available at the Hygiene and Public Health Service of the Local Health Unit of Prato and through the Information System on Infectious Diseases database.