2018
Risk ratios for contagious outcomes
Morozova O, Cohen T, Crawford FW. Risk ratios for contagious outcomes. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2018, 15: 20170696. PMID: 29343627, PMCID: PMC5805970, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0696.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
How could preventive therapy affect the prevalence of drug resistance? Causes and consequences
Kunkel A, Colijn C, Lipsitch M, Cohen T. How could preventive therapy affect the prevalence of drug resistance? Causes and consequences. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2015, 370: 20140306. PMID: 25918446, PMCID: PMC4424438, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventative therapyDrug resistanceDrug-sensitive pathogensProphylactic antimicrobial therapyLong-term prevalenceSmall pilot studyActive diseaseOverall prevalenceAntimicrobial therapyPrevalencePilot studyTherapyPopulation-level changesPotential population-level effectsDirect effectLevel of coveragePopulation-level effectsHIVTuberculosisMalariaDiseaseCare
2014
The path of least resistance: aggressive or moderate treatment?
Kouyos RD, Metcalf CJ, Birger R, Klein EY, Wiesch P, Ankomah P, Arinaminpathy N, Bogich TL, Bonhoeffer S, Brower C, Chi-Johnston G, Cohen T, Day T, Greenhouse B, Huijben S, Metlay J, Mideo N, Pollitt LC, Read AF, Smith DL, Standley C, Wale N, Grenfell B. The path of least resistance: aggressive or moderate treatment? Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2014, 281: 20140566. PMID: 25253451, PMCID: PMC4211439, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Infective AgentsBiological EvolutionDrug Resistance, MicrobialHumansInfectionsMicrobiota
2009
What is the mechanism for persistent coexistence of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Colijn C, Cohen T, Fraser C, Hanage W, Goldstein E, Givon-Lavi N, Dagan R, Lipsitch M. What is the mechanism for persistent coexistence of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae? Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2009, 7: 905-919. PMID: 19940002, PMCID: PMC2871802, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant strainsStreptococcus pneumoniaeInfectious diseasesDrug-susceptible strainsHigher reproduction numberCent prevalenceSubstantial prevalencePersistent coexistenceDrug resistanceMultiple infectionsAntimicrobial useResistant strainsBacterial spreadAntimicrobial resistancePrevalenceDiseasePneumoniaeOutcomesReproduction numberTreatmentHost interactionsPathogensCoinfection