Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the incidence rates of mycobacterial infections in silicosis patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort of silicosis patients between January of 1999 and December of 2023. We compared the incidence of tubercul...

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Main Authors: Rafael Futoshi Mizutani, Ubiratan Paula Santos, Roberta Karla Barbosa Sales, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki, Elisa Maria Siqueira Lombardi, Lavinia Clara del Roio, Mario Terra-Filho
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2024-12-01
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author Rafael Futoshi Mizutani
Ubiratan Paula Santos
Roberta Karla Barbosa Sales
Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki
Elisa Maria Siqueira Lombardi
Lavinia Clara del Roio
Mario Terra-Filho
author_facet Rafael Futoshi Mizutani
Ubiratan Paula Santos
Roberta Karla Barbosa Sales
Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki
Elisa Maria Siqueira Lombardi
Lavinia Clara del Roio
Mario Terra-Filho
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description ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the incidence rates of mycobacterial infections in silicosis patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort of silicosis patients between January of 1999 and December of 2023. We compared the incidence of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease (NTM) in patients with silicosis with and without ARD. We also compared the tuberculosis incidence in the overall cohort with general Brazilian population estimates. Results: The study comprised 369 silicosis patients, of whom 35 (9.5%) had ARD. Having ARD did not affect the cumulative incidence of mycobacterial diseases. The risk of tuberculosis was higher in the cohort when compared with that in the adult Brazilian male population (age-adjusted incidence rate ratio = 20.46; 95% CI 14.89-28.13). Conclusions: In this cohort of patients with silicosis, ARD was not associated with the incidence of mycobacterial diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-6f78ce06bcab48e99887a3690bf1e23f2024-12-17T07:54:04ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisiologiaJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia1806-37562024-12-0150510.36416/1806-3756/e20240265Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseasesRafael Futoshi Mizutanihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-9571Ubiratan Paula Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4919-884XRoberta Karla Barbosa Saleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3074-445XEmily Figueiredo Neves Yukihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8801-405XElisa Maria Siqueira Lombardihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-7710Lavinia Clara del Roiohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-7586Mario Terra-Filhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-5354ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the incidence rates of mycobacterial infections in silicosis patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort of silicosis patients between January of 1999 and December of 2023. We compared the incidence of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease (NTM) in patients with silicosis with and without ARD. We also compared the tuberculosis incidence in the overall cohort with general Brazilian population estimates. Results: The study comprised 369 silicosis patients, of whom 35 (9.5%) had ARD. Having ARD did not affect the cumulative incidence of mycobacterial diseases. The risk of tuberculosis was higher in the cohort when compared with that in the adult Brazilian male population (age-adjusted incidence rate ratio = 20.46; 95% CI 14.89-28.13). Conclusions: In this cohort of patients with silicosis, ARD was not associated with the incidence of mycobacterial diseases.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132024000500602&lng=en&tlng=enSilicosisTuberculosisMycobacterium infections, nontuberculousArthritis, rheumatoidScleroderma, systemicLupus erythematosus, systemic
spellingShingle Rafael Futoshi Mizutani
Ubiratan Paula Santos
Roberta Karla Barbosa Sales
Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki
Elisa Maria Siqueira Lombardi
Lavinia Clara del Roio
Mario Terra-Filho
Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Silicosis
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium infections, nontuberculous
Arthritis, rheumatoid
Scleroderma, systemic
Lupus erythematosus, systemic
title Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
title_full Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
title_fullStr Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
title_full_unstemmed Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
title_short Risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
title_sort risk of mycobacterial infections in a cohort of silicosis patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
topic Silicosis
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium infections, nontuberculous
Arthritis, rheumatoid
Scleroderma, systemic
Lupus erythematosus, systemic
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132024000500602&lng=en&tlng=en
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