2016
Use of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to Ascertain Levels of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Western Kenya
Jezmir J, Cohen T, Zignol M, Nyakan E, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Gardner A, Kamle L, Injera W, Carter EJ. Use of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to Ascertain Levels of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Western Kenya. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0154142. PMID: 27167381, PMCID: PMC4864281, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR-TBDrug resistanceResistant tuberculosisLot Quality Assurance Sampling methodologyMulti-drug resistant tuberculosisPositive TB patientsDrug resistance surveillanceDrug-resistant tuberculosisTB drug resistanceRural settingsPoly-resistant strainsTB patientsWestern KenyaLot Quality AssuranceLow prevalencePatientsResistance surveillancePrevalenceTuberculosisLQASSettingLow levelsDifferent geographic settingsUrban settingsLevels
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