2016
Assessing Local Risk of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling
Heidebrecht CL, Podewils LJ, Pym A, Mthiyane T, Cohen T. Assessing Local Risk of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0153143. PMID: 27050561, PMCID: PMC4822784, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident TB casesTB casesResistant TBDrug-resistant TB casesRifampicin-resistant tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisDrug susceptibility testingRIF-resistant TBLot Quality Assurance SamplingQuality assurance samplingResistant diseaseHigh burdenRIF resistanceKwaZulu-NatalSusceptibility testingHigh-risk areasTuberculosisRiskGreater proportionBurdenTBDiseaseGeographic heterogeneityCasesRifampicin
2012
Multidrug Resistance Among New Tuberculosis Cases
Hedt BL, van Leth F, Zignol M, Cobelens F, van Gemert W, Nhung NV, Lyepshina S, Egwaga S, Cohen T. Multidrug Resistance Among New Tuberculosis Cases. Epidemiology 2012, 23: 293-300. PMID: 22249242, PMCID: PMC3276714, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3182459455.Peer-Reviewed Original Research