2012
Linking Surveillance with Action against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Cohen T, Manjourides J, Hedt-Gauthier B. Linking Surveillance with Action against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2012, 186: 399-401. PMID: 22592806, PMCID: PMC3443807, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201203-0394pp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisForms of TBDrug-resistant TBManagement of patientsDrug-resistant tuberculosisSecond-line drugsEffective public health responseDrug susceptibility testingPublic health responseQuality-assured treatmentMDRTB treatmentIncident casesHigh burdenProgrammatic dataHealth responseDrug resistanceSusceptibility testingImproved surveillance methodsPopulation subgroupsSurveillance methodsSurveillance activitiesTuberculosisClear roleTreatmentRecent global estimates
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 ResearchDiabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants
Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Jeon CY, Cohen T, Murray MB. Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 40: 417-428. PMID: 21252210, PMCID: PMC3621385, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDeveloping CountriesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTuberculosisConceptsDiabetes prevalenceTB prevalenceSocial determinantsHigh TB burdenBody mass indexHigh tuberculosis burdenType 2 diabetesIndividual-level risk factorsWorld Health SurveyTB burdenDiabetes mellitusPrevalent tuberculosisTuberculosis burdenMass indexIndividual-level riskBody of evidenceRisk factorsHealth SurveyDiabetesTuberculosisPrevalenceLow-income countriesHealth policyIndividual riskPopulation health
2008
Personal digital assistants to collect tuberculosis bacteriology data in Peru reduce delays, errors, and workload, and are acceptable to users: cluster randomized controlled trial
Blaya JA, Cohen T, Rodríguez P, Kim J, Fraser HS. Personal digital assistants to collect tuberculosis bacteriology data in Peru reduce delays, errors, and workload, and are acceptable to users: cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 13: 410-418. PMID: 19097925, PMCID: PMC2673336, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research