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Time to change the single-centre approach to management of patients with tuberculosis: a novel network platform with automatic data import and data sharing

Niccolò Riccardi, Barbara Giannini, Maria Lucia Borghesi, Lucia Taramasso, Elena Cattaneo, Giovanni Cenderello, Federica Toscanini, Mauro Giacomini, Emanuele Pontali, Giovanni Cassola, Claudio Viscoli, Antonio Di Biagio
ERJ Open Research 2018 4: 00108-2017; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00108-2017
Niccolò Riccardi
1University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
2Dept of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Barbara Giannini
3Dept of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and System Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Maria Lucia Borghesi
1University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
2Dept of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Lucia Taramasso
1University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
2Dept of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Elena Cattaneo
1University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
2Dept of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Giovanni Cenderello
4Infectious Diseases, Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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Federica Toscanini
5Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Mauro Giacomini
3Dept of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and System Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
4Infectious Diseases, Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
5Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
6Healthropy, Savona, Italy
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Emanuele Pontali
4Infectious Diseases, Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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Giovanni Cassola
4Infectious Diseases, Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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Claudio Viscoli
1University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
2Dept of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
5Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Antonio Di Biagio
5Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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    Present and future functions of the TB Genova Network

    FunctionAutomatic#Notes
    PresentFuture
    Anagraphic, anthropomorphic, risk factors and first visit dataIdentity information and first visit data need to be entered by the physician on site
    HIV information•
    Laboratory examinations•
    Imaging•
    AFB, culture, GeneXpert MTB/RIF•
    GWAS•
    Resistance patterns•Definition of MDR-TB and XDR-TB will be automatically provided based on resistance patterns
    rpoB•
    gyr•
    kat•
    rrs•
    Second-line drugs•
    Treatment/treatment modifications•
    Follow-up•
    OutcomeHealthcare providers can mark a TB-episode according to WHO definitions [13]

    TB: tuberculosis; AFB: acid-fast bacillus; GWAS: genome-wide association study; MDR: multidrug-resistant; XDR: extensively drug-resistant. #: all automatic data can be manually stored and modified.

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    Niccolò Riccardi, Barbara Giannini, Maria Lucia Borghesi, Lucia Taramasso, Elena Cattaneo, Giovanni Cenderello, Federica Toscanini, Mauro Giacomini, Emanuele Pontali, Giovanni Cassola, Claudio Viscoli, Antonio Di Biagio
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