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 Institute
2022
Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators
Busatto C, Mespaque J, Schwarzbold P, de Souza C, Jarczewski C, Meucci R, Andrews J, Croda J, da Silva P, Ramis I, Possuelo L. Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0052-2022. PMID: 36287468, PMCID: PMC9592108, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0052-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary tuberculosis casesTuberculosis casesPulmonary tuberculosisLaboratory confirmationNew casesNew pulmonary tuberculosis casesRetreatment pulmonary tuberculosis casesWorldwide public health problemNotifiable Diseases Information SystemNew TB casesPublic health problemPublic health measuresTB casesHIV testingTuberculosis controlLaboratory criteriaTuberculosis incidenceIncidence rateObservational studyHealth problemsHealth measuresTuberculosisSpecific populationsHIVInvestigation rates
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 advantageTuberculosisPrevalence and Incidence of HCV Infection among Prisoners in Central Brazil
Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, Croda J, de Rezende G, Dorisbor L, Tanaka T, Cesar G, Teles S, Simionatto S, Novais A, Nepomuceno B, Castro L, do Lago B, Motta-Castro A. Prevalence and Incidence of HCV Infection among Prisoners in Central Brazil. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169195. PMID: 28060860, PMCID: PMC5218405, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV infectionCohort studyHCV RNASectional studyInjecting-drug useNew HCV infectionsHCV risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyHCV exposureHepatitis CHIV positivityEffective intervention strategiesAssociated FactorsClinical evaluationIndependent associationOverall prevalenceRisk factorsIncidence rateBlood samplesDrug useNew casesRisk behaviorsInfectionHigh frequency ratePrevalence