Transmission of Tuberculosis in Resource-Limited Settings
Kompala T, Shenoi SV, Friedland G. Transmission of Tuberculosis in Resource-Limited Settings. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2013, 10: 264-272. PMID: 23824469, PMCID: PMC3809054, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-013-0164-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant TBTB transmissionCommunity settingsInfection controlHigh HIV prevalenceInfection control practicesTransmission of tuberculosisHousehold contact tracingResource limited settingsHealth care facilitiesResource-constrained settingsHIV prevalenceTB epidemicContinued transmissionCommon siteUnrecognized transmissionContact tracingCommunity sitesControl practicesHold promiseRecent studiesTransmission reductionIntensive caseSettingTBNatural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lygizos M, Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Bhushan A, Brust J, Zelterman D, Deng Y, Northrup V, Moll AP, Friedland GH. Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 300. PMID: 23815441, PMCID: PMC3716713, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB transmission riskInfectious TB patientsTransmission riskTB patientsRural South AfricaDrug-resistant TBTB control effortsHealth care facilitiesPaucity of dataHousehold settingsRural KwaZulu-NatalPrevalent TBResistant TBTB transmissionCare facilitiesMultivariate analysisHIV areasVentilationAChSignificant decreaseWells-Riley equationPatientsRiskLow ventilationHour period