2013
Aspiring to Zero Tuberculosis Deaths among Southern Africa's Miners: Is There a Way Forward?
Dharmadhikari A, Smith J, Nardell E, Churchyard G, Keshavjee S. Aspiring to Zero Tuberculosis Deaths among Southern Africa's Miners: Is There a Way Forward? International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2013, 43: 651-664. PMID: 24397232, DOI: 10.2190/hs.43.4.d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica, SouthernComorbidityDisease ProgressionEarly DiagnosisHIV InfectionsHousingHumansImmunocompromised HostLatent TuberculosisMaleMiningOccupational DiseasesOccupational Health ServicesSecondary PreventionSilicosisSocial ConditionsTuberculosisTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantWorkforceConceptsTuberculosis notification ratesNotification ratesDrug-resistant strainsSpread of tuberculosisHigh rateTuberculosis deathsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionSouth African minersImmediate treatmentTuberculosis diseaseConcurrent treatmentTuberculosis mortalityGeneral populationAppropriate managementTuberculosisSilica dustActive casesBiomedical interventionsDiseaseDeathAirborne diseasesInfectionPoor workingAfrican miners
2011
Nanoparticle delivery of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy as a potential mediator against drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Smith JP. Nanoparticle delivery of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy as a potential mediator against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2011, 84: 361-9. PMID: 22180674, PMCID: PMC3238330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisCurrent chemotherapyAnti-TB drug candidatesAnti-tuberculosis chemotherapyDuration of treatmentDrug-resistant strainsGlobal health communityPill burdenPatient adherenceTuberculosis chemotherapyChemotherapyDrug resistanceIncomplete treatmentPotential mediatorsHealth communityNanoparticle drug deliveryTuberculosisDrug candidatesDevelopment pipelineNanoparticle deliveryTreatmentDeliveryDrug delivery