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ATS Assemblies @ats-assemblies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Later today! There is still time to register! Join our @ats-pitb.bsky.social for a webinar on Bronchiectasis Management Reimagined: Key Updates from the 2025 ERS Guidelines When: Sept. 17th at 11am ET Learn more: shorturl.at/EYjxD
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🌲2 days to go! 🚨 Join us this Thursday for a discussion on bronchiectasis management with Drs. James D. Chalmers & Timothy Aksamit, covering the ERS & CHEST guidelines. ⭐️Case presented by Emma Johnson ⭐️Moderated by Dr. Divya Reddy thoracic.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bronchiectasis Management Reimagined: Key Updates from the 2025 ERS Guidelines. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the w...
Emma Johnson from the Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at the University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, will present a case highlighting key considerations in bronchiecta...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌺 The next chapter in NTM lung disease is being written in the Pacific! Join the NTM & bronchiectasis community in Honolulu for the HAPA NTM & Bronchiectasis Conference. 📅 March 8–10, 2027 📍 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 🔗 ntmhawaii.org
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ntm - University Health Partners of Hawaii
Join leading clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, and trainees from around the world for the NTM Conference 2027 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. This
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 Mark your calendars for our next 🌲PINE🌲 Webinar! 🫁 Bronchiectasis Management Reimagined: Key Updates from the 2025 ERS Guidelines Case-based discussion with global experts 🌍 🗓️ Sep 17 |⏱️ 11 AM ET 📝 Register here: thoracic.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bronchiectasis Management Reimagined: Key Updates from the 2025 ERS Guidelines. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the w...
Emma Johnson from the Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at the University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, will present a case highlighting key considerations in bronchiecta...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🗞️ Check out our August PI-TB Newsletter! 🫁🦠 Catch up on the latest infection-related ATS articles, upcoming deadlines and events, Assembly updates, and more. craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
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European Respiratory Society @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ERJ Open Research: In MAHALE, benralizumab did not improve bronchiectasis clinical outcomes. Adequately powered randomised trials are needed in the population of interest. bit.ly/4dFjR40
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🫁 A CAP wish-list: top research priorities from the CAP Research Priority Setting Partnership (PSP)🥼 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Top ten research priorities for community-acquired pneumonia research: UK James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🧫 In 310 adults hospitalized with Legionella pneumonia, each 6-hour delay to Legionella-active therapy was associated with 11% higher adjusted odds of 90-day mortality. The median time to effective therapy was significantly longer in immunocompromised hosts. 🫁 academic.oup.com/annalsats/ad...
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Time to Effective Therapy and Mortality in Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
AbstractRationale. Legionella species can cause severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring targeted antimicrobial therapy. The impact of time to effecti
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New prospective data challenge the assumption that post-TB lung disease is limited to pulmonary TB: adults successfully treated for extrapulmonary TB had persistent spirometric impairment and respiratory symptoms for 1.5 years. academic.oup.com/ajrccm/artic...
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Post-tuberculosis lung disease in treated extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
AbstractBackground. Post-tuberculosis lung disease is a well-recognized sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Extra-PTB (EPTB) accounts for a quarter of
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
From #AnnalsATS: Among critically ill adults undergoing BAL for suspected pneumonia, clinical assessment alone often disagreed with BAL-informed adjudication, with overdiagnosis slightly more common than missed pneumonia. academic.oup.com/annalsats/ar...
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Comparing clinical assessments of pneumonia to bronchoalveolar lavage results in critically ill patients with suspected pneumonia
AbstractRationale. While clinical criteria are used to diagnose pneumonia in critically ill patients, rates of concordance between a clinician’s suspicion
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🥳Happy Friday! A fun case of a rare pulmonary complication following fungal infections. Would you have guessed? doi.org/10.1093/anna... #pulmonary #ATS
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A 35-year-old man with progressive pulmonary dysfunction despite effective therapy of his cryptococcal pneumonia
A 35-year-old man with no significant past medical history developed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis and pneumonia. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🫁 Not all post-TB lung disease is biologically the same. Distinct transcriptomic signatures in restrictive vs. obstructive post-TB lung disease—could this enable more precise therapies? doi.org/10.1093/ajrc... #tuberculosis #pulmonary #ATS
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Clinical and transcriptomic risk factors for post-tuberculosis lung disease in a cohort of Kenyan adults
AbstractRationale. Post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD), which includes restrictive and obstructive patterns of impairment, develops in 50% or more of sur
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📢 Know a colleague who would be a great Assembly leader? Nominate them for a leadership position! 🗓️ Deadline: September 4 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/KQHMZL8?ut...
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2027 Call for Nominations - Assembly Leadership Elections
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🫁 Precision medicine for pneumonia: can we specifically target the host, not just the pathogen? New AJRCCM research identifies 7 histopathologic subphenotypes, offering a framework for host-directed therapies. doi.org/10.1093/ajrc... #pneumonia #pulmonary #ATS @atscommunity.bsky.social
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Subphenotypes of pneumonia defined by pulmonary histopathological features
AbstractRationale. Establishing subphenotypes of pneumonia based on host biology will be a step toward using host-directed therapies (to complement microbe
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🔥Biggest driver of severe pneumonia? You all voted "excess inflammation"—by a landslide. Can we target it? New research explores macrophage membrane-coated nanoparticles to dampen inflammation in severe bacterial pneumonia. doi.org/10.1093/ajrc... #pneumonia #pulmonary #ATS
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Macrophage membrane-coated nanoparticles control pathological inflammation and enhance survival in models of severe bacterial pneumonia
AbstractRationale. Severe bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of death worldwide, and mortality rates remain unacceptably high despite appropriate antib
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🎉 Happy Friday! A respiratory infection... that 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 airflow obstruction? This fascinating case highlights spontaneous auto-bullectomy after a suspected respiratory infection. doi.org/10.1093/ajrc... #pulmonary #ATS #AJRCCM @atscommunity
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Spontaneous Auto-Bullectomy Following a Suspected Respiratory Infection
Katarzyna Purzycka, Michael Eerhart, Julia B Becker; Spontaneous Auto-Bullectomy Following a Suspected Respiratory Infection, American Journal of Respirato
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🫁 Identifying post-tuberculosis lung disease is only the first step. Pulmonary rehabilitation improved exercise capacity and quality of life in this randomized trial. doi.org/10.1093/anna... #tuberculosis #pulmonary #ATS @atscommunity
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Clinical and cost effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with post-tuberculosis lung disease in Kyrgyzstan: a single-blind randomized controlled trial
AbstractRationale. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major worldwide cause of disability, with TB survivors experiencing a significant and often underrecognized burde
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🫁 TB outside the lungs doesn't always spare the lungs. Persistent ventilatory defects are found after treatment of extrapulmonary TB, highlighting the need to consider post-TB lung disease even in these patients. doi.org/10.1093/ajrc... #tuberculosis #pulmonary @atscommunity.bsky.social
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Post-tuberculosis lung disease in treated extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
AbstractBackground. Post-tuberculosis lung disease is a well-recognized sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Extra-PTB (EPTB) accounts for a quarter of
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🆕 Hot off the press! Same pathogen. Two inflammatory phenotypes. New work links clinical phenotypes with mechanistic mouse models. doi.org/10.1093/ajrc... #pneumonia #pulmonary #ATS @atscommunity
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Inflammatory Phenotypes In Severe Pneumonia: Clinical Evidence To Mouse Models For Precision Therapeutics
AbstractRationale. Hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory phenotypes previously identified in sepsis and ARDS may enable precision therapies, but their cli
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Reemergence of Pneumococcus as a common cause of community acquired pneumonia in Germany link.springer.com/article/10.1... #pneumonia #PITB #ATS #pulmonary
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Pneumococcal pneumonia in adults – re-emergence of vaccine serotypes: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Germany, 2020–2023 - Pneumonia
The main burden of non-invasive pneumococcal diseases in adults is largely due to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study aimed to investigate the distribution and dynamics of pneumococcal vacc...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
✨ Summary of Jones BE, Ramirez JA, Oren E, Soni NJ, Sullivan LR, Restrepo MI, et al. Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. #AnnalsATS doi.org/10.1093/anna...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nii et al. investigate the impact of RA on outcomes in patients with NTM-PD, identifying RA as an independent predictor of respiratory-related mortality, likely due to RA-associated ILD and the burden of systemic inflammation. #NMT rmdopen.bmj.com/content/12/2...
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Prognostic impact of rheumatoid arthritis on respiratory-related mortality in non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
Objectives The prognostic implications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The phase 2 WILLOW trial demonstrated that Brensocatib prolonged the time to first exacerbation versus placebo in patients with non-CF bronchiectasis, highlighting the immunomodulatory effects of DPP1 inhibition as a novel therapeutic strategy. #AJRCCM academic.oup.com/ajrccm/artic...
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Broad Immunomodulatory Effects of the Dipeptidyl Peptidase-1 Inhibitor Brensocatib in Bronchiectasis: Data from the Phase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled WILLOW Trial
AbstractRationale. In the WILLOW (Assessment of INS1007 in Participants with Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis) trial, the dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibito
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Recently published 🚨 Converting donor dependence to domestic ownership: The realignment of tuberculosis financing for sustainability H/t Emory TRAC doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Converting donor dependence to domestic ownership: The realignment of tuberculosis financing for sustainability
The financing of tuberculosis (TB) programs in high burden countries (HBCs) requires an overhaul. Donor funding for TB has often bypassed domestic channels, decreased the incentive for engagement betw...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: Saluzzo et al. propose a framework for concurrent development of TB drugs and resistance testing to help preserve the effectiveness of new treatments. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... h/t Emory TRAC
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Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: framework for concurrent drug and resistance testing development
The rapid emergence of resistance to novel tuberculosis drugs, such as bedaquiline, is a key threat to the long-term effectiveness of novel regimens. Given that the introduction of these agents has en...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Happening now on the final day of #ATS2026 “Zebras of the Lungs” 📍 W202
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Congratulations to the PITB Abstract Awardees 👏 #ATS2026
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Optimizing treatment in bronchiectasis: key takeaways!
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
About to start: “Lung-Specific Immunity in Viral Infection: From Real-Time Host Responses to Novel Antiviral Strategies.” 📍 W311
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Don’t miss today’s Clinic Year in Review – Part 3, featuring CF / Non-CF Bronchiectasis by Dr. Shelby Macrae. 📍 W320, Level III, OCCC West 🕘 Starting at 9:15 AM
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Congratulations to our #ATS2026 PI-TB Awardees. 🌟 Dr. Ashley Losier (Early career award) 🌟 Dr. Sara Auld (Mid career award) 🌟 Dr. Charles Dela Cruz (Senior level award)
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Coming to Orlando? Join us for the PI-TB Membership Meeting! 🗓️ Sunday, May 17 🕕 5 PM – 7 PM 📍 W307
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ATS Assemblies @ats-assemblies.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Our @ats-pitb.bsky.social has their membership meeting today as well (also from 5pm to 7pm) in W307 (Level III, OCCC, West Concourse)
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Starting at 2:15 PM today 🫁 Fungal Infections in Pulmonary and Critical Care. 📍A92 🫁 Acute Long COVID: Phenotypes, Mechanisms, and Long-Term consequences. 📍A108 🫁 The Science Behind the Magic: Re-engineering Host and Microbial Determinants of NTM Disease 📍A98
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Coming to Orlando? Join us for the PI-TB Membership Meeting! 🗓️ Sunday, May 17 🕕 5 PM – 7 PM 📍 W307
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Is post-extubation an unique entity? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Risk factors for postextubation pneumonia using diagnosis procedure combination and claims data in Japan - Scientific Reports
Intubation-related pneumonia negatively affects patient outcomes. Aspiration pneumonia occurring after extubation due to swallowing dysfunction, conceptualized as postextubation pneumonia (PEP), remai...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
One week left for #ATS2026 Join us in Orlando for these exciting PITB sessions. Take a look at what’s planned and explore the full schedule here: ats2026.d365.events
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A new study using a swab-based MiniDock test for the detection of Tuberculosis was published in the NEJM. #tuberculosis. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis Detection with MiniDock MTB Using Swab Samples | NEJM
Improved diagnostic tools for tuberculosis that are suitable for use in peripheral health centers are essential for reducing the persistent gap between estimated and notified cases. The diagnostic ...
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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, a pulmonologist at UC Irvine and member of @ats-pitb.bsky.social, and his colleagues recently developed a faster, more accessible test for TB that doesn't require phlegm to work. Learn more: www.npr.org/2026/04/29/n...
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ATS Assemblies @ats-assemblies.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🌟Congratulations to Anukul T. Shenoy, PhD, MS, recipient of the ATS 2026 Early Career Achievement Award from the Assembly on Allergy, Immunology & Inflammation! Learn more here: site.thoracic.org/membership/a... @ats-aii.bsky.social @anukulshenoy.bsky.social #ATS2026
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Research from UTyler explores novel combinations for the treatment of M. abscesses. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Sulbactam-durlobactam plus ceftriaxone dosing and novel treatment regimens for Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) lung disease treated with guideline-based therapy achieves sputum culture conversion in only 23%–34% of patients (1). The β-lactam antibiotics, cefoxitin and imipenem, ar...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The island biology of the host microbiome: Trends in Microbiology www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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The island biology of the host microbiome
Microbiomes perform critical functions for their hosts, and understanding microbiome variation is important for both basic and applied science. However, host traits alone cannot explain the entirety o...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🔥🔥🔥 Hot of the press: Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in people with HIV and symptoms of tuberculosis (SaDAPT): a randomised, non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi - The Lancet HIV www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @idsainfo.bsky.social @theunion.org #STOPTB
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Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in people with HIV and symptoms of tuberculosis (SaDAPT): a randomised, non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi
Same-day initiation was non-inferior to ART initiation after tuberculosis investigations regarding viral suppression and there were no indications of safety concerns or increase in IRIS. Programmatic ...
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ATS Assemblies @ats-assemblies.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Today on World TB Day we are extra proud of the work our @ats-pitb.bsky.social does to contribute to helping to find new treatments and new paths to eradication for TB!
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Oelofse et al. studied linezolid rechallenge among participants with rifampicin resistant TB in an observational cohort study #TB www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Association of linezolid interruption and rechallenge with clinical outcomes in patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa, 2018–22: an observational cohort study
Linezolid interruption was common and associated with unfavourable clinical outcomes. Linezolid rechallenge was frequently successful and associated with better clinical outcomes. These findings infor...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Recently, a publication by Moe et al. in Clinical Infectious Disease found non-inferiority between tongue swab vs. sputum based molecular testing for TB. #tuberculosis #detection academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A recent publication highlights the impact of funding cuts in low to middle income countries and the fight against tuberculosis. #tuberculosis #pneumonia journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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The potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study
In a modelling study, Allison Portnoy and colleagues investigate the potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income ...
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
❄️🗞️ The PITB Highlights Winter Newsletter is here! Get an inside look at what our members are excited about at #ATS2026, catch up on the latest articles, and check out the return of the Vaccine and Immunization Advisory Group 🫁 @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-rsf.bsky.social
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Wang and colleagues used bronchoalveolar lavage to study the lung microbiome of severe and non-severe pneumonia in a multi-centre study from China. Here the authors discuss a depletion of oral commensals that is associated with more severe pneumonia in the lower airway. rdcu.be/e4JDT
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Airway microbiome dysbiosis in severe pneumonia: metagenomic evidence of pathogen expansion and commensal depletion
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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Drs. Green, Devarajan, Swenson, Losier, and Gu discuss non-cystic #bronchiectasis emphasising the importance of mucus, from biochemical properties to clinical practice. A must view for those interested in #bronchiectasis research. #Chest #ATS www.chestnet.org/guidelines-a...
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Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: From Foundation to Clinical Practice | Webinar - American College of Chest Physicians
In this webinar, members of the CHEST Airways Disorders Network’s Bronchiectasis Section explore how alterations in mucus properties contribute to the development and progression of noncystic fibrosis...
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