2013
‘Cough officer’ nurses in a general medical clinic successfully detect drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis
Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Catterick K, Moll AP, Friedland GH. ‘Cough officer’ nurses in a general medical clinic successfully detect drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis. Public Health Action 2013, 3: 46-50. PMID: 25392815, PMCID: PMC4226409, DOI: 10.5588/pha.12.0056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneral medical clinicDrug-resistant tuberculosisMedical clinicsClinic attendeesTB suspectsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patientsHigh HIV prevalence settingsZiehl-NeelsenProportion of patientsHIV prevalence settingsCulture-positive casesResource-limited settingsWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningVirus patientsHigh HIVResistant tuberculosisPatient populationTB prevalencePrevalence settingsReferral laboratoryTuberculosisDrug resistancePatientsClinic
2009
Treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Orenstein EW, Basu S, Shah NS, Andrews JR, Friedland GH, Moll AP, Gandhi NR, Galvani AP. Treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2009, 9: 153-161. PMID: 19246019, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(09)70041-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisTreatment outcomesHIV statusTreatment regimensStrong patient supportProportion of patientsPatient's HIV statusTuberculosis treatment programmesHigher treatment successSuccessful treatment outcomePublic health concernStandardised regimensMDR tuberculosisObserved therapyPatient populationTreatment completionTreatment successInclusion criteriaPatient supportTherapeutic studiesClinical reportsTreatment approachesTreatment durationPatientsSystematic review