Publications by authors named "L Clotet"
Introduction: The intensity of exposure to index cases of tuberculosis [TB] may increase the risk of TB in their contacts. The aim was to determine TB risk factors among contacts of TB index cases.
Methods: A cohort study was carried out in the contacts of pulmonary TB cases registered by the epidemiological surveillance network from 01/01/2019 to 06/30/2021.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic could have negative effects on tuberculosis (TB) control. The objective was to assess the impact of the pandemic in contact tracing, TB and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in contacts of patients with pulmonary TB in Catalonia (Spain).
Methods: Contact tracing was carried out in cases of pulmonary TB detected during 14 months in the pre-pandemic period (1 January 2019 to 28 February 2020) and 14 months in the pandemic period (1 March 2020 to 30 April 2021).
Monitoring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents is essential to inform STI prevention strategies at primary and secondary levels in this key population. We aim to describe recent trends in STIs among adolescents and to analyse their socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics in Catalonia, Spain between 2012 and 2017. Data on (CT) infection, gonorrhoea and syphilis cases aged from 13 to 19 years reported to the Catalan Mandatory Notifiable System from 2012 to 2017 were analysed.
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- General practitioners (GPs) are increasingly tasked with referring patients for genetics consultations and following up with those carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations, but many feel underprepared for this role.
- A study showed that while 81% of GPs collected family histories, only 24% felt knowledgeable about when to refer patients for genetic consultations, leading to significant patient dissatisfaction regarding GPs' capabilities.
- There is a clear need for better training for GPs and improved communication between GPs and geneticists to enhance care for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.
Community strategies to tackle tuberculosis according to the WHO region of origin of immigrant communities.
Public Health Action
September 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) control requires the proper identification and treatment of affected patients and investigation of their contacts. In certain vulnerable immigrant groups, however, these tasks may be hindered due to their ethnic and sociocultural characteristics. To analyse the results of a community programme designed to locate hard-to-reach immigrants with TB.
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