2023
Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis
Martinez L, Warren J, Harries A, Croda J, Espinal M, Olarte R, Avedillo P, Lienhardt C, Bhatia V, Liu Q, Chakaya J, Denholm J, Lin Y, Kawatsu L, Zhu L, Horsburgh C, Cohen T, Andrews J. Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis. The Lancet Public Health 2023, 8: e511-e519. PMID: 37393090, PMCID: PMC10323309, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00097-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis incidenceCase detection ratioIncidence rateCase detectionHigh tuberculosis incidence ratesGlobal tuberculosis control effortsIncident tuberculosis casesTuberculosis incidence rateIncarcerated individualsTuberculosis control effortsTuberculosis case detectionTuberculosis casesNotification ratesNational incidenceTuberculosis notificationsGlobal incidenceHigh riskPrevalence estimatesNational estimatesWHO regionsIncidenceStudy periodMeta-regression frameworkTuberculosisNational InstituteScaling up evidence-based approaches to tuberculosis screening in prisons
Charalambous S, Velen K, Rueda Z, Croda J, Herce M, Shenoi S, Altice F, Muyoyeta M, Telisinghe L, Grandjean L, Keshavjee S, Andrews J. Scaling up evidence-based approaches to tuberculosis screening in prisons. The Lancet Public Health 2023, 8: e305-e310. PMID: 36780916, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00002-6.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsIncidence of tuberculosisCase-finding strategyHigh tuberculosis burdenMinistry of HealthEvidence-based approachTuberculosis burdenTreatment cascadeTuberculosis screeningTuberculosis notificationsTuberculosis diagnosisGeneral populationCare programDiagnostic strategiesTuberculosisEvidence baseSystematic screeningHigh rateIncidenceScreeningSettingPhylogeography and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spanning prisons and surrounding communities in Paraguay
Sanabria G, Sequera G, Aguirre S, Méndez J, dos Santos P, Gustafson N, Godoy M, Ortiz A, Cespedes C, Martínez G, García-Basteiro A, Andrews J, Croda J, Walter K. Phylogeography and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spanning prisons and surrounding communities in Paraguay. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 303. PMID: 36658111, PMCID: PMC9849832, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35813-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident tuberculosis casesTB control programsTuberculosis casesRecent transmissionTransmission clustersNew infectionsProspective genomic surveillanceTransmission riskM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisGenomic surveillanceMycobacterium tuberculosis complex genomeTuberculosisOutside prisonTransmission linkageControl programsInfectionIncidence
2020
Prevalence, incidence and associated factors for HBV infection among male and female prisoners in Central Brazil: A multicenter study
Rezende G, Lago B, Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, Castro V, Tanaka T, Cesar G, Oliveira S, Yassuda R, Simionatto S, Weis S, Basílio S, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. Prevalence, incidence and associated factors for HBV infection among male and female prisoners in Central Brazil: A multicenter study. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 96: 298-307. PMID: 32315810, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHBV exposureHepatitis B virus infectionHCV/HBVIncidence of HBVHBV serological markersB virus infectionCross-sectional studyGenotypes/subtypesHBV infectionCohort studySerological markersHBV isolatesMulticenter studyHigh prevalenceLower incidenceVirus infectionHigh riskHBVNew casesBlood collectionFemale prisonersInfectionIncidencePreventive measuresPrevalence
2019
Evaluating strategies for control of tuberculosis in prisons and prevention of spillover into communities: An observational and modeling study from Brazil
Mabud TS, de Lourdes Delgado Alves M, Ko AI, Basu S, Walter KS, Cohen T, Mathema B, Colijn C, Lemos E, Croda J, Andrews JR. Evaluating strategies for control of tuberculosis in prisons and prevention of spillover into communities: An observational and modeling study from Brazil. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002737. PMID: 30677013, PMCID: PMC6345418, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of TBPrison-based interventionsTB incidenceGeneral populationTB casesCox proportional hazards modelNew TB casesControl of tuberculosisProportional hazards modelPaucity of dataTime of incarcerationTB burdenTB screeningTB riskTB transmissionTB ratesTB epidemicAdministrative databasesCommunity incidenceTuberculosis epidemicHazards modelTB databaseIncidenceEpidemiological contextIntervention
2017
Cystic fibrosis carriership and tuberculosis: hints toward an evolutionary selective advantage based on data from the Brazilian territory
Bosch L, Bosch B, De Boeck K, Nawrot T, Meyts I, Vanneste D, Le Bourlegat C, Croda J, da Silva Filho L. Cystic fibrosis carriership and tuberculosis: hints toward an evolutionary selective advantage based on data from the Brazilian territory. BMC Infectious Diseases 2017, 17: 340. PMID: 28499359, PMCID: PMC5429554, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2448-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisCommon fatal genetic diseaseMellitus type 2Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectionAIDS incidence ratesTuberculosis infectionTB incidenceMtb infectionTuberculosis incidenceIncidence rateSmoking dataType 2Fatal genetic diseaseRelative protectionCF carriersConfoundersMonthly incomeInfectionIncidenceNegative correlationSpatial epidemiologyGenetic diseasesFibrosisEvolutionary selective advantageTuberculosis
2013
Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil
Sacchi FP, Croda MG, Estevan AO, Ko AI, Croda J. Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 107: 152-157. PMID: 23306443, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trs089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of morbidityCase-control studySpecific epidemiological conditionsTB contactTB infectionTuberculosis infectionAnnual incidenceTuberculosis casesMale genderRisk factorsDisease surveillance programsMultivariate analysisTuberculosisDisease controlSurveillance programControl casesIndigenous populationsEpidemiological conditionsInfectionPotential relationshipPopulationNational disease surveillance programmeMorbidityMortalityIncidence