The Italian registry of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria - IRENE: the study protocol

Background: A substantial increase in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary diseases due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been documented worldwide, especially among subjects suffering from chronic respiratory diseases and immunocompromised patients. Many questions remain regarding the epidemiology...

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Vydáno v:Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine Ročník 13; číslo Special issue
Hlavní autoři: Aliberti, Stefano, Ruffo Codecasa, Luigi, Gori, Andrea, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Spotti, Maura, Di Biagio, Antonio, Calcagno, Andrea, Nardini, Stefano, Assael, Baroukh Maurice, Tortoli, Enrico, Besozzi, Giorgio, Ferrarese, Maurizio, Matteelli, Alberto, Girardi, Enrico, De Lorenzo, Saverio, Seia, Manuela, Gramegna, Andrea, Del Prato, Bruno, Terranova, Leonardo, Oriano, Martina, Sverzellati, Nicola, Mirsaeidi, Mehdi, Chalmers, James D., Haworth, Charles S., Loebinger, Michael R., Aksamit, Timothy, Winthrop, Kevin, Ringshausen, Felix C., Previdi, Giuliana, Blasi, Francesco
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
italština
Vydáno: Pavia PAGEPress Publications 11.12.2019
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Disease
Italy
ISSN:1828-695X, 2049-6958
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Shrnutí:Background: A substantial increase in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary diseases due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been documented worldwide, especially among subjects suffering from chronic respiratory diseases and immunocompromised patients. Many questions remain regarding the epidemiology of pulmonary disease due to NTM (NTM-PD) mainly because reporting of NTM-PD to health authorities is not mandated in several countries, including Italy. This manuscript describes the protocol of the first Italian registry of adult patients with respiratory infections caused by NTM (IRENE). Methods: IRENE is an observational, multicenter, prospective, cohort study enrolling consecutive adult patients with either a NTM respiratory isolate or those with NTM-PD. A total of 41 centers, including mainly pulmonary and infectious disease departments, joined the registry so far. Adult patients with all of the following are included in the registry: 1) at least one positive culture for any NTM species from any respiratory sample; 2) at least one positive culture for NTM isolated in the year prior the enrolment and/or prescribed NTM treatment in the year prior the enrolment; 3) given consent to inclusion in the study. No exclusion criteria are applied to the study. Patients are managed according to standard operating procedures implemented in each IRENE clinical center. An online case report form has been developed to collect patients’ demographics, comorbidities, microbiological, laboratory, functional, radiological, clinical, treatment and outcome data at baseline and on an annual basis. An IRENE biobank has also been developed within the network and linked to the clinical data of the registry. Conclusions: IRENE has been developed to inform the clinical and scientific community on the current management of adult patients with NTM respiratory infections in Italy and acts as a national network to increase the disease’s awareness. Trial registration: Clinicaltrial.gov: NCT03339063.
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ISSN:1828-695X
2049-6958
DOI:10.4081/mrm.2018.101