2018
Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis
Sinha P, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Deng YH, Shenoi SV. Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 793-799. PMID: 29914606, PMCID: PMC6050202, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisDiabetes mellitusTB symptomsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCommunity health screeningCross-sectional studyCommunity health projectsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionHIV positivityPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusScreening servicesHealth screeningCongregate settingsVirus infectionResource-limited regionsMultiplicative scaleHIVMultivariate analysisRetrospective dataTuberculosis
2014
Active case finding for tuberculosis among people who inject drugs on methadone treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Gupta A, Mbwambo J, Mteza I, Shenoi S, Lambdin B, Nyandindi C, Doula BI, Mfaume S, Bruce RD. Active case finding for tuberculosis among people who inject drugs on methadone treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 793-798. PMID: 24902554, PMCID: PMC4506927, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationActive casesTB prevalenceCase findingMore TB symptomsNew TB casesSymptom-based questionnaireActive case findingPopulation of PWIDTuberculosis case detectionHigh occupational riskTB symptomsTB casesMedian ageTB controlMethadone treatmentHuman immunodeficiencyMethadone clientsCase detectionOccupational riskPrevalenceHealth OrganizationDar es SalaamPWIDDrugs