2020
High-resolution estimates of tuberculosis incidence among non-U.S.-born persons residing in the United States, 2000–2016
Hill AN, Cohen T, Salomon JA, Menzies NA. High-resolution estimates of tuberculosis incidence among non-U.S.-born persons residing in the United States, 2000–2016. Epidemics 2020, 33: 100419. PMID: 33242759, PMCID: PMC7808561, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2020.100419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence risk ratioTuberculosis incidence rateIncidence rateTuberculosis riskTuberculosis casesNational Tuberculosis Surveillance SystemTuberculosis prevention effortsNew tuberculosis casesLow incidence rateTuberculosis Surveillance SystemBirth countryTuberculosis incidenceRisk ratioTuberculosis trendsHigh-income countriesYounger agePrevention effortsEffective targetingCohortEntry yearCommunity surveySurveillance systemRegression modelsAgeUnited States
2012
Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A Low-Burden-Country Perspective
Abubakar I, Stagg HR, Cohen T, Mangtani P, Rodrigues LC, Pimpin L, Watson JM, Squire SB, Zumla A. Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A Low-Burden-Country Perspective. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 205: s293-s300. PMID: 22448025, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk groupTuberculosis preventionHigh-income countriesScreening of migrantsContacts of casesLow-burden countriesMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisBurden of diseaseDuration of protectionMost high-income countriesConcentration of casesPreventive therapyBCG vaccineCurrent evidenceGeneral populationLow burdenSurveillance dataTuberculosisReach groupsHomeless personsPace of reductionPreventionBurdenGroup