2011
Tuberculosis infection control in rural South Africa: survey of knowledge, attitude and practice in hospital staff
Kanjee Z, Catterick K, Moll AP, Amico KR, Friedland GH. Tuberculosis infection control in rural South Africa: survey of knowledge, attitude and practice in hospital staff. Journal Of Hospital Infection 2011, 79: 333-338. PMID: 21978608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR-TB/XDRHuman immunodeficiency virus statusRural South African hospitalNosocomial TB transmissionStigma of TBTuberculosis infection controlTB/HIVDrug-resistant TBInfection control knowledgeHealth informationSouth African hospitalsSurvey of knowledgeBehavioral change interventionsTB-ICTB infectionXDR-TBTB deathsTB transmissionVirus statusHealthcare workersAfrican hospitalsInfection controlHospital staffRural South AfricaBaseline assessment
2007
Prevention of nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South African district hospitals: an epidemiological modelling study
Basu S, Andrews JR, Poolman EM, Gandhi NR, Shah NS, Moll A, Moodley P, Galvani AP, Friedland GH. Prevention of nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South African district hospitals: an epidemiological modelling study. The Lancet 2007, 370: 1500-1507. PMID: 17964351, PMCID: PMC3711808, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(07)61636-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection control strategiesDrug-resistant tuberculosisXDR tuberculosisTuberculosis casesTuberculosis transmissionRural South African district hospitalSouth African district hospitalMask useTugela FerryAfrican district hospitalEffects of HIVInfection control measuresDrug resistance testingCommunity-based dataResource-limited settingsEpidemiological modelling studyCommunity-based programsAntiretroviral therapyNosocomial transmissionHospitalisation timeHIV treatmentOutpatient therapyDistrict hospitalTuberculosis epidemicHospital staff