2013
Transmission of Tuberculosis in Resource-Limited Settings
Kompala T, Shenoi SV, Friedland G. Transmission of Tuberculosis in Resource-Limited Settings. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2013, 10: 264-272. PMID: 23824469, PMCID: PMC3809054, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-013-0164-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant TBTB transmissionCommunity settingsInfection controlHigh HIV prevalenceInfection control practicesTransmission of tuberculosisHousehold contact tracingResource limited settingsHealth care facilitiesResource-constrained settingsHIV prevalenceTB epidemicContinued transmissionCommon siteUnrecognized transmissionContact tracingCommunity sitesControl practicesHold promiseRecent studiesTransmission reductionIntensive caseSettingTB
2011
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Heysell SK, Shenoi SV, Catterick K, Thomas TA, Friedland G. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal. South African Medical Journal 2011, 101: 332-334. PMID: 21837877, PMCID: PMC3628595, DOI: 10.7196/samj.4462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusTB wardsNasal carriageMRSA isolatesNasal swabsImpact of MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriageStaphylococcus aureus nasal carriageLow CD4 countRural African hospitalAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionMRSA nasal carriageGovernment district hospitalsStandard disk diffusionImportant nosocomial pathogenRural KwaZulu-NatalAdmission swabCD4 countHospitalised patientsMRSA carriageNosocomial acquisitionTB patientsPrevious hospitalisationMedical charts
2010
Transmission of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and the Critical Importance of Airborne Infection Control in the Era of HIV Infection and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Rollouts
Shenoi SV, Escombe AR, Friedland G. Transmission of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and the Critical Importance of Airborne Infection Control in the Era of HIV Infection and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Rollouts. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: s231-s237. PMID: 20397953, PMCID: PMC3029014, DOI: 10.1086/651496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection control strategiesResource-limited settingsHIV infectionInfection controlActive antiretroviral therapy rolloutHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionAntiretroviral therapy rolloutTransmission of drugDrug-resistant TBImmunodeficiency virus infectionDrug-resistant tuberculosisHealth care workersAirborne infection controlNosocomial transmissionTuberculosis careVirus infectionCare workersInfectionCurrent outbreakHigh rateTBPotential benefitsMorbidityHIVTuberculosis