2016
The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings
Yates TA, Khan PY, Knight GM, Taylor JG, McHugh TD, Lipman M, White RG, Cohen T, Cobelens FG, Wood R, Moore DA, Abubakar I. The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 227-238. PMID: 26867464, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00499-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-burden settingsBurden settingsTuberculosis infection controlMycobacterium tuberculosis transmissionEffects of HIVHealth care workersDrug-resistant strainsAntiretroviral therapyPerson transmissionTuberculosis transmissionInfection controlTransmission riskAirborne transmissionMycobacterium tuberculosisWells-Riley equationPresent research prioritiesTransmission dynamicsResearch prioritiesHIVEffective strategyTherapyTuberculosisSettingTrials
2012
Modeling the Dynamic Relationship Between HIV and the Risk of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Sergeev R, Colijn C, Murray M, Cohen T. Modeling the Dynamic Relationship Between HIV and the Risk of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Science Translational Medicine 2012, 4: 135ra67. PMID: 22623743, PMCID: PMC3387814, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant TBDrug-resistant tuberculosisDrug-resistant TBHIV-seropositive individualsHIV statusTB patientsLatent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectionIndividual HIV statusIncident HIV infectionMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionEffects of HIVCross-sectional studyDrug-resistant formsRise of HIVIndividual-level associationsAcquisition of resistanceAverage CD4HIV infectionResistance-conferring mutationsTB controlTuberculosis infectionResistant tuberculosisTB drugsHIV epidemic