2021
Evolution and emergence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Chisinau, Moldova
Brown TS, Eldholm V, Brynildsrud O, Osnes M, Levy N, Stimson J, Colijn C, Alexandru S, Noroc E, Ciobanu N, Crudu V, Cohen T, Mathema B. Evolution and emergence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Chisinau, Moldova. Microbial Genomics 2021, 7: 000620. PMID: 34431762, PMCID: PMC8549355, DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant TB casesMultidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisDrug-resistant tuberculosisDrug resistance mutationsPopulation size expansionPublic health practiceSoviet UnionSocial turmoilTB patientsTB casesTB controlRepublic of MoldovaInpatient hospitalizationMigration historyInpatient treatmentEastern EuropeNational guidelinesEpidemiological historyResistance mutationsHealth practicesGenomic surveillance effortsCapital cityMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisMoldovaReporting 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
2020
Genomic variant-identification methods may alter Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission inferences
Walter KS, Colijn C, Cohen T, Mathema B, Liu Q, Bowers J, Engelthaler DM, Narechania A, Lemmer D, Croda J, Andrews JR. Genomic variant-identification methods may alter Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission inferences. Microbial Genomics 2020, 6: mgen000418. PMID: 32735210, PMCID: PMC7641424, DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000418.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance
Manson AL, Cohen KA, Abeel T, Desjardins CA, Armstrong DT, Barry CE, Brand J, Chapman S, Cho S, Gabrielian A, Gomez J, Jodals A, Joloba M, Jureen P, Lee J, Malinga L, Maiga M, Nordenberg D, Noroc E, Romancenco E, Salazar A, Ssengooba W, Velayati A, Winglee K, Zalutskaya A, Via L, Cassell G, Dorman S, Ellner J, Farnia P, Galagan J, Rosenthal A, Crudu V, Homorodean D, Hsueh P, Narayanan S, Pym A, Skrahina A, Swaminathan S, Van der Walt M, Alland D, Bishai W, Cohen T, Hoffner S, Birren B, Earl A. Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 395-402. PMID: 28092681, PMCID: PMC5402762, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3767.Peer-Reviewed Original Research