2018
The impact of digital health technologies on tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review
Ngwatu B, Nsengiyumva N, Oxlade O, Mappin-Kasirer B, Nguyen N, Jaramillo E, Falzon D, Schwartzman K, Abubakar I, Alipanah N, Bastos M, Boccia D, Chin D, Cohen T, Davis J, Denkinger C, Falzon D, Fielding K, Fox G, Free C, Garfein R, Hayward A, Jaramillo E, Lester R, Lewis J, Mappin-Kasirer B, Marx F, Menzies D, Migliori G, Nahid P, Ngwatu B, Nsengiyumva N, Nguyen N, Oxlade O, Schwartzman K, Siddiqi K, Story A, Thomas B, Trajman A, Yassin M. The impact of digital health technologies on tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal 2018, 51: 1701596. PMID: 29326332, PMCID: PMC5764088, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01596-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-observed therapyMedication monitorsStandard careObservational studyTreatment completion ratesTB treatment adherenceProbability of cureTreatment of personsPerson DOTActive tuberculosisTB careClinical outcomesTreatment adherenceTuberculosis treatmentPatient outcomesTreatment completionControl groupTreatment dosesSystematic reviewDigital health technologiesShort message serviceEffect estimatesTuberculosisDigital interventionsCare
2016
Connectivity of diagnostic technologies: improving surveillance and accelerating tuberculosis elimination
Andre E, Isaacs C, Affolabi D, Alagna R, Brockmann D, de Jong BC, Cambau E, Churchyard G, Cohen T, Delmee M, Delvenne JC, Farhat M, Habib A, Holme P, Keshavjee S, Khan A, Lightfoot P, Moore D, Moreno Y, Mundade Y, Pai M, Patel S, Nyaruhirira AU, Rocha LE, Takle J, Trébucq A, Creswell J, Boehme C. Connectivity of diagnostic technologies: improving surveillance and accelerating tuberculosis elimination. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2016, 20: 999-1003. PMID: 27393530, PMCID: PMC4937753, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Impact and cost-effectiveness of current and future tuberculosis diagnostics: the contribution of modelling
Dowdy DW, Houben R, Cohen T, Pai M, Cobelens F, Vassall A, Menzies NA, Gomez GB, Langley I, Squire SB, White R, for the TB MAC meeting participants. Impact and cost-effectiveness of current and future tuberculosis diagnostics: the contribution of modelling. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 1012-1018. PMID: 25189546, PMCID: PMC4436823, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0851.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Outcomes among tuberculosis patients with isoniazid resistance in Georgia, 2007-2009.
Gegia M, Cohen T, Kalandadze I, Vashakidze L, Furin J. Outcomes among tuberculosis patients with isoniazid resistance in Georgia, 2007-2009. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2012, 16: 812-6. PMID: 22507372, PMCID: PMC3786434, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntitubercular AgentsChi-Square DistributionDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Therapy, CombinationEthambutolFemaleGeorgia (Republic)HumansIsoniazidLogistic ModelsMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMycobacterium tuberculosisPredictive Value of TestsPyrazinamideRetrospective StudiesRifampinRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSputumTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisConceptsPulmonary tuberculosisPrevious treatmentOutcomes of patientsPulmonary TB patientsSubset of patientsRetrospective record reviewForms of tuberculosisFirst-line drugsHigh TB ratesDrug-resistant formsLower ratesLow tuberculosisTB patientsTuberculosis patientsOptimal management strategyTreatment regimenRecord reviewTB ratesTreatment successTreatment outcomesCountry of GeorgiaPatientsIsoniazid resistanceTuberculosisDrug resistance
2011
A modelling framework to support the selection and implementation of new tuberculosis diagnostic tools [State of the art series. Operational research. Number 8 in the series]
Lin HH, Langley I, Mwenda R, Doulla B, Egwaga S, Millington KA, Mann GH, Murray M, Squire SB, Cohen T. A modelling framework to support the selection and implementation of new tuberculosis diagnostic tools [State of the art series. Operational research. Number 8 in the series]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2011, 15: 996-1004. PMID: 21740663, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic strategiesHealth systemTB transmission dynamicsDiagnosis of tuberculosisHealth system requirementsDiagnostic toolHealth system componentsPolicy makersNew diagnostic strategiesHealth care infrastructureNovel diagnostic toolPatient outcomesDifferent epidemiologyJoint modelling frameworkModelling frameworkTest characteristicsCare infrastructureTransmission dynamicsRational choiceTuberculosisTechnological innovationStrategy decisionsDifficult decisionsMakersRecent introduction