2020
Evaluation of 6-Month Versus Continuous Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Adults Living With HIV/AIDS in Malawi.
Hsieh YL, Jahn A, Menzies NA, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Girma B, Gunde L, Eaton JW, Auld A, Odo M, Kiyiika CN, Kalua T, Chiwandira B, Mpunga JU, Mbendra K, Corbett L, Hosseinipour MC, Cohen T, Kunkel A. Evaluation of 6-Month Versus Continuous Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Adults Living With HIV/AIDS in Malawi. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 85: 643-650. PMID: 33177475, PMCID: PMC8564780, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyIPT programIPT strategyPreventive therapyContinuous isoniazid preventive therapyMore TB casesHIV-positive adultsCases of tuberculosisAnticipated health effectsComparable health benefitsHIV/AIDSCause deathAntiretroviral therapyTB casesTB controlTB incidenceDrug costsMalawi MinistryMean reductionTuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisTherapyAnticipated health impactsHealth effectsHealth benefits
2014
Incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis disease in children: systematic review and global estimates
Jenkins HE, Tolman AW, Yuen CM, Parr JB, Keshavjee S, Pérez-Vélez CM, Pagano M, Becerra MC, Cohen T. Incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis disease in children: systematic review and global estimates. The Lancet 2014, 383: 1572-1579. PMID: 24671080, PMCID: PMC4094366, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60195-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis diseaseTreatment-naive adultsMultidrug-resistant diseaseTuberculosis diseaseTuberculosis incidenceGlobal incidenceSystematic reviewCases of tuberculosisHarvard Medical SchoolGlobal tuberculosis incidenceGlobal annual incidenceTuberculosis riskAnnual incidencePatient groupUS National InstitutesWomen's HospitalInclusion criteriaInternal medicineNew diagnostic instrumentDisease riskTuberculosisIncidenceDiseaseHealth equity
2013
Data needs for evidence-based decisions: a tuberculosis modeler's ‘wish list’ [Review article]
Dowdy DW, Dye C, Cohen T. Data needs for evidence-based decisions: a tuberculosis modeler's ‘wish list’ [Review article]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2013, 17: 866-877. PMID: 23743307, PMCID: PMC4041555, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0573.Peer-Reviewed Original Research