2016
Connectivity of diagnostic technologies: improving surveillance and accelerating tuberculosis elimination
Andre E, Isaacs C, Affolabi D, Alagna R, Brockmann D, de Jong BC, Cambau E, Churchyard G, Cohen T, Delmee M, Delvenne JC, Farhat M, Habib A, Holme P, Keshavjee S, Khan A, Lightfoot P, Moore D, Moreno Y, Mundade Y, Pai M, Patel S, Nyaruhirira AU, Rocha LE, Takle J, Trébucq A, Creswell J, Boehme C. Connectivity of diagnostic technologies: improving surveillance and accelerating tuberculosis elimination. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2016, 20: 999-1003. PMID: 27393530, PMCID: PMC4937753, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Drug Resistance Surveillance in Resource-Poor Settings: Current Methods and Considerations for TB, HIV, and Malaria
Hedt BL, Laufer MK, Cohen T. Drug Resistance Surveillance in Resource-Poor Settings: Current Methods and Considerations for TB, HIV, and Malaria. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 192-199. PMID: 21292884, PMCID: PMC3029167, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0363.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Challenges in Estimating the Total Burden of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
Cohen T, Colijn C, Wright A, Zignol M, Pym A, Murray M. Challenges in Estimating the Total Burden of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2008, 177: 1302-1306. PMID: 18369201, PMCID: PMC2720088, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200801-175pp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisDrug resistance surveillanceHIV/TB coinfectionAnti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance SurveillanceResistance surveillanceSentinel site surveillanceBurden of tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant diseaseMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisTB control programsTB coinfectionTB casesHigh burdenMethodologic obstaclesSurveillance studyNew casesTotal burdenTuberculosisLaboratory capacityBurdenSurveillanceControl programsDiagnostic technologiesRecent recognitionTrue extent