2022
Tuberculosis attributed to transmission within healthcare facilities, Botswana—The Kopanyo Study
Smith JP, Modongo C, Moonan PK, Dima M, Matsiri O, Fane O, Click ES, Boyd R, Finlay A, Surie D, Tobias JL, Zetola NM, Oeltmann JE. Tuberculosis attributed to transmission within healthcare facilities, Botswana—The Kopanyo Study. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 43: 1603-1609. PMID: 35382909, PMCID: PMC9535034, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsHealthcare facilitiesPopulation-based molecular epidemiologic studyMolecular epidemiologic studiesTB casesTB diagnosisTB transmissionTB epidemicMedical recordsTuberculosis diseaseBiologic plausibilityHealthcare workersIndividual patientsEpidemiologic studiesGeneral populationCommunity transmissionEtiologic agentTreatment dataClinical encountersPatientsEffective interventionsIndividual riskEMR dataTransmission eventsHigh-risk environments
2021
The positive externalities of migrant-based TB control strategy in a Chinese urban population with internal migration: a transmission-dynamic modeling study
Yang C, Kang J, Lu L, Guo X, Shen X, Cohen T, Menzies NA. The positive externalities of migrant-based TB control strategy in a Chinese urban population with internal migration: a transmission-dynamic modeling study. BMC Medicine 2021, 19: 95. PMID: 33874940, PMCID: PMC8055441, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-01968-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesTB incidenceNew TB casesTB control strategiesEpidemiology of tuberculosisMeaningful health benefitsChinese urban populationMolecular epidemiologic studiesTransmission dynamic modelSongjiang DistrictRecent infectionTB interventionsTB transmissionTB notificationsEpidemiological featuresPreventive treatmentActive screeningEpidemiologic studiesLatent infectionTB policyDemographic dataIndirect protectionTuberculosisEpidemiological driversLocal transmission
2020
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. EcoHealth 2020, 17: 449-460. PMID: 33345293, PMCID: PMC7750032, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01506-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsFecal samplesHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionHuman respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virusHuman respiratory virusesMolecular epidemiologic studiesFree-ranging mountain gorillasGorilla fecal samplesHuman pathogen transmissionMetapneumovirus infectionRespiratory virusesON1 genotypeSyncytial virusEpidemiologic studiesRespiratory outbreaksConventional polymerase chain reactionChain reactionFatal outbreaksGorilla healthHMPVHRSVIllness
1997
Glutathione S-transferase class mu deletion polymorphism and breast cancer: results from prevalent versus incident cases.
Kelsey KT, Hankinson SE, Colditz GA, Springer K, Garcia-Closas M, Spiegelman D, Manson JE, Garland M, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Hunter DJ. Glutathione S-transferase class mu deletion polymorphism and breast cancer: results from prevalent versus incident cases. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1997, 6: 511-5. PMID: 9232338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGene deletion polymorphismCase seriesDeletion polymorphismHealth StudyNull genotypeGSTM1 deletionGlutathione S-transferase class muPrevalent breast cancerIncident breast cancerNurses' Health StudyGSTM1 gene deletion polymorphismBreast cancer riskDuration of survivalAge-matched controlsGSTM1 null genotypeBreast cancer prognosisMolecular epidemiologic studiesImproved survivalCigarette smokingIncident casesOdds ratioPrevalent casesEpidemiologic studiesCancer risk
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