2019
Opportunities for community health workers to contribute to global efforts to end tuberculosis
Sinha P, Shenoi SV, Friedland GH. Opportunities for community health workers to contribute to global efforts to end tuberculosis. Global Public Health 2019, 15: 474-484. PMID: 31516079, PMCID: PMC7028491, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1663361.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Minimal Diversity of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, South Africa - Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Gandhi NR, Brust JC, Moodley P, Weissman D, Heo M, Ning Y, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Sturm AW, Shah NS. Minimal Diversity of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, South Africa - Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 394-401. PMID: 24565645, PMCID: PMC3944869, DOI: 10.3201/eid2003.131083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXDR-TB casesMDR-TBXDR-TBTB casesDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCDrug-susceptible TBDrug-resistant tuberculosisNon-Beijing strainsDrug-susceptible isolatesMycobacterium tuberculosis strainsStrain typesStrain prevalenceRetrospective studyHigh incidenceBeijing strainsTuberculosis strainsSpoligotype patternsPredominant strainMultidrugStrongest predictorMortalityTBSurvivalHIV
2012
Survival from XDR-TB Is Associated with Modifiable Clinical Characteristics in Rural South Africa
Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Barbour R, Altice FL, Zelterman D, Moll AP, Master I, van der Merwe TL, Friedland GH. Survival from XDR-TB Is Associated with Modifiable Clinical Characteristics in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e31786. PMID: 22412840, PMCID: PMC3295798, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXDR-TB patientsDrug-resistant tuberculosisRetrospective case-control studyXDR-TB casesCommunity-based hospitalCase-control studyGlobal public healthHIV coinfectionMicrobiological correlatesModifiable factorsAvailable interventionsRural South AfricaControl studyPatientsTuberculosisPublic healthSurvivorsSurvivalDaysHospitalMortality
2009
Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: consequences for the global HIV community
Shenoi S, Heysell S, Moll A, Friedland G. Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: consequences for the global HIV community. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2009, 22: 11-17. PMID: 19532076, PMCID: PMC3013226, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0b013e3283210020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisHIV patientsHIV communityIntegration of tuberculosisIndependent risk factorCourse of treatmentCommunity-based treatmentHIV careNew rapid diagnosticsRisk factorsClinical careNegative individualsTuberculosisPatientsMultidrugRapid diagnosticsCareTreatmentSusceptibility informationMorbidityHIVInfectionMortalityPhysicians
1981
Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions.
Von Reyn C, Levy B, Arbeit R, Friedland G, Crumpacker C. Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1981, 94: 505-18. PMID: 7011141, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrict case definitionValvular diseaseCase definitionAdvanced mean ageShorter mean durationNosocomial endocarditisProsthesis endocarditisNeurologic eventsPossible endocarditisCardiac surgeryHeart failureInfective endocarditisMean ageMean durationEarly recognitionClinical studiesEndocarditisHigh incidenceInvasive proceduresViridans streptococciLarge seriesSuspect casesStaphylococcus aureusMortalityDisease