2024
Molecular Epidemiology of Isoniazid-resistant M tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Walsh K, Lee M, Chaguza C, Pamphile W, Royal G, Escuyer V, Pape J, Fitzgerald D, Cohen T, Ocheretina O. Molecular Epidemiology of Isoniazid-resistant M tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae421. PMID: 39119477, PMCID: PMC11306977, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCulture-positive pulmonary tuberculosisIsoniazid-resistant isolatesHR-TBIsoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosisIsoniazid resistanceMutations associated with INH resistanceTransmission clustersGenoType MTBDRplus assayINH-resistant isolatesIsoniazid-susceptible isolatesPhenotypic isoniazid resistanceRifampin-susceptible tuberculosisSingle nucleotide polymorphism distancesMolecular epidemiologyAssociated with poor treatment outcomesWhole-genome sequencingM. tuberculosisPutative transmission clustersPoor treatment outcomesMTBDRplus assayGenoType MTBDRplusCulture-based testsINH resistanceTuberculosis clinic
2021
Reporting practices for genomic epidemiology of tuberculosis: a systematic review of the literature using STROME-ID guidelines as a benchmark
Cheng B, Behr MA, Howden BP, Cohen T, Lee RS. Reporting practices for genomic epidemiology of tuberculosis: a systematic review of the literature using STROME-ID guidelines as a benchmark. The Lancet Microbe 2021, 2: e115-e129. PMID: 33842904, PMCID: PMC8034592, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30201-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic epidemiology studiesStudy qualityProportion of criteriaEpidemiology studiesSystematic reviewInfectious Diseases guidelinesMean proportionNon-human studiesQuasi-Poisson regressionDisease guidelinesEmbase ClassicInfectious disease epidemiologyConference abstractsPrimary searchStudy characteristicsTuberculosisMolecular epidemiologyInitial searchSenior authorSearch termsTyping of strainsSample sizeEpidemiologyGenomic epidemiologyFull text
2018
Where is tuberculosis transmission happening? Insights from the literature, new tools to study transmission and implications for the elimination of tuberculosis
Auld SC, Shah NS, Cohen T, Martinson NA, Gandhi NR. Where is tuberculosis transmission happening? Insights from the literature, new tools to study transmission and implications for the elimination of tuberculosis. Respirology 2018, 23: 807-817. PMID: 29869818, PMCID: PMC6281783, DOI: 10.1111/resp.13333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTB control activitiesEvidence-based public health interventionsElimination of tuberculosisBurden of tuberculosisInfection control programCommunity-based transmissionPublic health interventionsCommunity-based settingsUnderstanding of transmissionMiddle-income countriesContact investigationTB incidenceTB transmissionTB epidemicTB strainsTuberculosis transmissionPatterns of transmissionHealth interventionsMeaningful improvementsNew casesMolecular epidemiologyTuberculosisControl activitiesOngoing transmissionVentilation studies
2014
Strengthening the Reporting of Molecular Epidemiology for Infectious Diseases (STROME-ID): an extension of the STROBE statement
Field N, Cohen T, Struelens MJ, Palm D, Cookson B, Glynn JR, Gallo V, Ramsay M, Sonnenberg P, MacCannell D, Charlett A, Egger M, Green J, Vineis P, Abubakar I. Strengthening the Reporting of Molecular Epidemiology for Infectious Diseases (STROME-ID): an extension of the STROBE statement. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 341-352. PMID: 24631223, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(13)70324-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidemiological studiesInfectious diseasesMolecular epidemiologyControl of infectionMultiple-strain infectionsMolecular epidemiological studiesHealth policy decisionsObservational studySTROBE checklistEpidemiological dataEvidence reviewCommunicable diseasesInfectious disease researchSTROBE statementDiseaseInfectious disease data