Publications by authors named "D D Li Puma"
Article Synopsis
- - Organizing pneumonia (OP) has been identified in patients with inflammatory demyelinating diseases (IDDs) after COVID-19, particularly those treated with anti-CD20 therapies, but comprehensive data is scarce.
- - This study analyzed 19 patients with conditions like multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica who developed COVID-19-associated OP; symptoms included intermittent fever, and most required hospitalization, but none died.
- - After about 1.5 years of follow-up, most lung issues resolved, although many patients experienced long-COVID symptoms; the study suggests that OP should be considered in anti-CD20-treated patients exhibiting specific CT findings and fever.
Background: Few studies have explored a stepped care model for delivering mental health care to persons with tuberculosis (TB). Here, we evaluated depression screening and remote low-intensity mental health interventions for persons initiating TB treatment in Lima, Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We used the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) to screen participants for depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 5).
Using data from 388 people diagnosed with tuberculosis through a community-based screening program in Lima, Peru, we estimated that cough screening followed by sputum smear microscopy would have detected only 23% of cases found using an algorithm of radiographic screening followed by rapid nucleic acid amplification testing and clinical evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Annually, more than 30% of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) remain undiagnosed. We aimed to assess whether geographic accessibility measures can identify neighborhoods that would benefit from TB screening services targeted toward closing the diagnosis gap.
Methods: We used data from a community-based mobile TB screening program in Carabayllo district, Lima, Peru.