2013
Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova
Jenkins HE, Ciobanu A, Plesca V, Crudu V, Galusca I, Soltan V, Cohen T. Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2013, 17: 373-380. PMID: 23407226, PMCID: PMC3710709, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntitubercular AgentsContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHumansInstitutionalizationLeast-Squares AnalysisLinear ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMoldovaMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePrisonersProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMDR-TB patientsRisk factorsHighest MDR-TB ratesDrug resistanceGreater lung pathologyMDR-TB ratesAnti-tuberculosis treatmentIndependent risk factorHuman immunodeficiency virusTB drug resistanceContinuity of careRoutine surveillance dataTuberculosis patientsResistant tuberculosisImmunodeficiency virusLung pathologyTreatment adherenceRetrospective analysisHigh riskPatientsSociodemographic factorsCommunity careSurveillance dataStudy period
2012
Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A Low-Burden-Country Perspective
Abubakar I, Stagg HR, Cohen T, Mangtani P, Rodrigues LC, Pimpin L, Watson JM, Squire SB, Zumla A. Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A Low-Burden-Country Perspective. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 205: s293-s300. PMID: 22448025, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk groupTuberculosis preventionHigh-income countriesScreening of migrantsContacts of casesLow-burden countriesMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisBurden of diseaseDuration of protectionMost high-income countriesConcentration of casesPreventive therapyBCG vaccineCurrent evidenceGeneral populationLow burdenSurveillance dataTuberculosisReach groupsHomeless personsPace of reductionPreventionBurdenGroup
2011
Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants
Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Jeon CY, Cohen T, Murray MB. Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 40: 417-428. PMID: 21252210, PMCID: PMC3621385, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDeveloping CountriesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTuberculosisConceptsDiabetes prevalenceTB prevalenceSocial determinantsHigh TB burdenBody mass indexHigh tuberculosis burdenType 2 diabetesIndividual-level risk factorsWorld Health SurveyTB burdenDiabetes mellitusPrevalent tuberculosisTuberculosis burdenMass indexIndividual-level riskBody of evidenceRisk factorsHealth SurveyDiabetesTuberculosisPrevalenceLow-income countriesHealth policyIndividual riskPopulation health