2024
Quantifying gaps in the tuberculosis care cascade in Brazil: A mathematical model study using national program data
Emani S, Alves K, Alves L, da Silva D, Oliveira P, Castro M, Cohen T, de Macedo Couto R, Sanchez M, Menzies N. Quantifying gaps in the tuberculosis care cascade in Brazil: A mathematical model study using national program data. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004361. PMID: 38512968, PMCID: PMC10994550, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability-adjusted life yearsLoss to follow-upTreatment loss to follow-upCare cascadeHealth lossDelay to diagnosisTB diseaseTB diagnosisReduce delays to diagnosisHuman immunodeficiency virusContribution of social factorsTotal health system costsCare cascade outcomesTB care cascadeMortality Information SystemBurden of TB diseaseHealth system costsLifetime health outcomesNotifiable Diseases Information SystemBurden of diseaseIncident TB casesState of residenceNational program dataFollow-upHealth outcomes
2012
Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A Low-Burden-Country Perspective
Abubakar I, Stagg HR, Cohen T, Mangtani P, Rodrigues LC, Pimpin L, Watson JM, Squire SB, Zumla A. Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A Low-Burden-Country Perspective. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 205: s293-s300. PMID: 22448025, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk groupTuberculosis preventionHigh-income countriesScreening of migrantsContacts of casesLow-burden countriesMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisBurden of diseaseDuration of protectionMost high-income countriesConcentration of casesPreventive therapyBCG vaccineCurrent evidenceGeneral populationLow burdenSurveillance dataTuberculosisReach groupsHomeless personsPace of reductionPreventionBurdenGroup
2008
Too Little of a Good Thing
Cohen T, Lipsitch M. Too Little of a Good Thing. Epidemiology 2008, 19: 588-589. PMID: 18552592, PMCID: PMC2652751, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e31817734ba.Peer-Reviewed Original Research