Prevalence of tuberculosis symptoms and latent tuberculous infection among prisoners in northeastern Malaysia
Margolis B, Al-Darraji HA, Wickersham JA, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Prevalence of tuberculosis symptoms and latent tuberculous infection among prisoners in northeastern Malaysia. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2013, 17: 1538-1544. PMID: 24200265, PMCID: PMC3913085, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculous infectionTuberculin skin testTB symptomsTuberculous infectionTwo-step tuberculin skin testPrevious incarcerationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionLower body mass indexReactive tuberculin skin testImmunodeficiency virus infectionBody mass indexRoutine screening procedureCross-sectional surveyCD4 statusRoutine tuberculosisTST reactivityTuberculosis symptomsActive tuberculosisLTBI prevalenceOnly significant correlateMass indexNortheastern MalaysiaSkin testVirus infectionHIVImplementing methadone maintenance treatment in prisons in Malaysia
Wickersham JA, Marcus R, Kamarulzaman A, Zahari MM, Altice FL. Implementing methadone maintenance treatment in prisons in Malaysia. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2013, 91: 124-129. PMID: 23554524, PMCID: PMC3605007, DOI: 10.2471/blt.12.109132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose of methadoneMMT programHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMethadone maintenance treatment programDaily oral doseImmunodeficiency virus infectionMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatment programHarm reduction strategiesMinistry of HealthAdequate dosingOral doseMaintenance treatmentMethadone treatmentStandard operating proceduresMMT clientsVirus infectionTreatment programMethadoneOngoing educationInfectionDosePhase 3Tuberculosis