2018
Evaluation of Tuberculosis Treatment Response With Serial C-Reactive Protein Measurements
Wilson D, Moosa MS, Cohen T, Cudahy P, Aldous C, Maartens G. Evaluation of Tuberculosis Treatment Response With Serial C-Reactive Protein Measurements. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: ofy253. PMID: 30474046, PMCID: PMC6240901, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-reactive proteinTuberculosis groupAntituberculosis therapyWeek 2Serial C-reactive protein measurementsC-reactive protein measurementTuberculosis treatment responseNegative sputum smearsSmear-negative patientsSmear-negative tuberculosisSymptoms of tuberculosisMedian weight gainCohort of adultsNegative predictive valueAntituberculosis treatmentCRP reductionHIV testingHIV prevalenceAdverse outcomesSputum smearHemoglobin increaseSerial changesWeek 8Treatment responseBaseline values
2017
Diagnostic Outcomes After Chest Radiograph Interpretation in Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis and Negative Sputum Smears in a High-Burden Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Setting
Cudahy PGT, Dawson R, Allwood BW, Maartens G, Wilson D. Diagnostic Outcomes After Chest Radiograph Interpretation in Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis and Negative Sputum Smears in a High-Burden Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Setting. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: ofx123. PMID: 28721354, PMCID: PMC5508775, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcid-fast bacilliNegative sputum smearsSputum smearPulmonary tuberculosisChest radiographsSputum smear-negative patientsSmear-negative pulmonary tuberculosisSmear-negative patientsEvaluation of patientsPrimary care clinicsChest X-ray readingsPoor diagnostic utilityX-ray readingsChest radiograph interpretationSputum cultureCare clinicsExperienced pulmonologistsDiagnostic utilityClinical diagnosisPatientsTuberculosisDiagnostic outcomesRadiograph interpretationLow specificitySmears