2021
The Impact of Changes in Diagnostic Testing Practices on Estimates of COVID-19 Transmission in the United States
Pitzer VE, Chitwood M, Havumaki J, Menzies NA, Perniciaro S, Warren JL, Weinberger DM, Cohen T. The Impact of Changes in Diagnostic Testing Practices on Estimates of COVID-19 Transmission in the United States. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 190: 1908-1917. PMID: 33831148, PMCID: PMC8083380, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Diagnostic testingRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Reproductive numberPercentage of patientsSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Diagnostic testing practicesFraction of casesCOVID-19 transmissionEffective reproductive numberCoronavirus 2Disease 2019Testing practicesCoronavirus diseaseBasic reproductive numberLevel of interventionEstimates of R0Daily number
2011
Models to understand the population-level impact of mixed strain M. tuberculosis infections
Sergeev R, Colijn C, Cohen T. Models to understand the population-level impact of mixed strain M. tuberculosis infections. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2011, 280: 88-100. PMID: 21514304, PMCID: PMC3111980, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant strainsMixed strain infectionsStrain infectionDrug-sensitive tuberculosisDrug-resistant tuberculosisM. tuberculosis infectionLower basic reproductive numberDrug-resistant infectionsTuberculosis patientsTuberculosis infectionTreatment successDrug-resistant bacteriaFuture burdenLong-term effectsStrain-specific differencesDrug resistanceInfectionPopulation-level impactTuberculosisM. tuberculosisMixed infectionsMycobacterium tuberculosisBasic reproductive numberCo-infected hostsSmall subpopulation