2013
Treatment outcome of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: retrospective-prospective cohort study from 2004 to 2007.
Anderson LF, Tamne S, Watson JP, Cohen T, Mitnick C, Brown T, Drobniewski F, Abubakar I. Treatment outcome of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: retrospective-prospective cohort study from 2004 to 2007. Eurosurveillance 2013, 18 PMID: 24128699, DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.40.20601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntibiotics, AntitubercularAntitubercular AgentsChildChild, PreschoolDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialFemaleFluoroquinolonesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisPatient ComplianceProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantUnited KingdomYoung AdultConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisTreatment outcomesRetrospective-prospective cohort studyWorld Health Organization targetMulti-drug resistant tuberculosisMDR-TB patientsMDR-TB treatmentMDR-TB casesFurther drug resistanceTreatment completion ratesSuccessful treatment outcomeUnited Kingdom guidelinesIndividualised regimensCohort studyMonths treatmentResistant tuberculosisTreatment completionInfectious casesDrug resistanceDrug sensitivitySuccessful outcomeOrganization targetBacteriostatic drugsOutcomesTreatment
2006
Exogenous re-infection and the dynamics of tuberculosis epidemics: local effects in a network model of transmission
Cohen T, Colijn C, Finklea B, Murray M. Exogenous re-infection and the dynamics of tuberculosis epidemics: local effects in a network model of transmission. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2006, 4: 523-531. PMID: 17251134, PMCID: PMC2373405, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB control strategiesPublic health policy makersType of TBMolecular epidemiologic toolsHealth policy makersTB diseasePrimary diseasePrimary progressionTB incidenceRecent infectionTB transmissionTuberculosis diseaseInfectious disease transmissionTuberculosis epidemicRecent transmissionEpidemiological dataForce of infectionInfectious casesLatent infectionEpidemiologic toolInfectionMycobacterium tuberculosisSpecific populationsDiseaseEpidemic trajectories
2003
Transmission Dynamics and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Lipsitch M, Cohen T, Cooper B, Robins JM, Ma S, James L, Gopalakrishna G, Chew SK, Tan CC, Samore MH, Fisman D, Murray M. Transmission Dynamics and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Science 2003, 300: 1966-1970. PMID: 12766207, PMCID: PMC2760158, DOI: 10.1126/science.1086616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndromeAcute respiratory syndromeRespiratory syndromePublic health effortsDetailed epidemiologic dataSingle infectious caseEpidemiologic dataSecondary casesAbsence of interventionInfectious casesEpidemic curveTransmission dynamicsSyndromeReproductive numberControl measuresIllnessIllnesses of humansMonths