2024
Phylogeographic Analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii Isolates from Patients with M. kansasii Lung Disease in Industrialized City, Taiwan - Volume 30, Number 8—August 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Cudahy P, Liu P, Warren J, Sobkowiak B, Yang C, Ioerger T, Wu C, Lu P, Wang J, Chang H, Huang H, Cohen T, Lin H. Phylogeographic Analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii Isolates from Patients with M. kansasii Lung Disease in Industrialized City, Taiwan - Volume 30, Number 8—August 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2024, 30: 1562-1570. PMID: 39043390, PMCID: PMC11286038, DOI: 10.3201/eid3008.240021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM. kansasii lung diseaseM. kansasii pulmonary diseasePulmonary diseaseM. kansasii isolatesSputum mycobacterial cultureWhole-genome sequencingEvaluate risk factorsPhylogeographic analysisAge of participantsGenetic relatednessEnvironmental acquisitionLung diseaseMycobacterial cultureOdds ratioRisk factorsM. kansasiiPatientsDiseasePlantsEnvironmental transmissionIsolatesPark plantingsCDCRisk
2022
Whole-Genome Sequencing Has the Potential To Improve Treatment for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in High-Burden Settings: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Cox H, Goig GA, Salaam-Dreyer Z, Dippenaar A, Reuter A, Mohr-Holland E, Daniels J, Cudahy PGT, Nicol MP, Borrell S, Reinhard M, Doetsch A, Beisel C, Gagneux S, Warren RM, Furin J. Whole-Genome Sequencing Has the Potential To Improve Treatment for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in High-Burden Settings: a Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2022, 60: e02362-21. PMID: 35170980, PMCID: PMC8925891, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02362-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug susceptibility testingRifampicin-resistant tuberculosisShort regimenMDR/RR-TB patientsMDR/RR-TBRR-TB patientsRetrospective cohort studyMore effective treatment regimensHigh-burden settingsRoutine drug susceptibility testingTB drug resistanceEffective treatment regimensWhole-genome sequencingTolerable regimensCohort studyRetrospective cohortRR-TBRegimen changeTreatment regimensTreatment recommendationsPatient outcomesTreatment individualizationClinical dataIndividualized treatmentIneffective drugs
2021
Potential contribution of HIV during first-line tuberculosis treatment to subsequent rifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosis and acquired tuberculosis drug resistance in South Africa: a retrospective molecular epidemiology study
Cox H, Salaam-Dreyer Z, Goig GA, Nicol MP, Menardo F, Dippenaar A, Mohr-Holland E, Daniels J, Cudahy PGT, Borrell S, Reinhard M, Doetsch A, Beisel C, Reuter A, Furin J, Gagneux S, Warren RM. Potential contribution of HIV during first-line tuberculosis treatment to subsequent rifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosis and acquired tuberculosis drug resistance in South Africa: a retrospective molecular epidemiology study. The Lancet Microbe 2021, 2: e584-e593. PMID: 34766068, PMCID: PMC8563432, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00144-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-line tuberculosis treatmentPrevious tuberculosis treatmentRifampicin-resistant tuberculosisRifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosisTuberculosis treatmentHIV positivityCohort studyLarge-scale prospective cohort studyResistance acquisitionPrevious treatmentRetrospective cohort studyProspective cohort studyTuberculosis drug resistancePatient-level dataLogistic regression analysisWhole-genome sequencingMolecular epidemiology studiesProspective databaseMDR tuberculosisRetrospective cohortFemale sexHigh burdenPatientsHIVEpidemiology studies
2020
Use of the antenatal antiretroviral (ARV) tracking form in maternity case records to improve ARV management
Kerry T, Cudahy P. Use of the antenatal antiretroviral (ARV) tracking form in maternity case records to improve ARV management. South African Medical Journal 2020, 110: 1206-1212. PMID: 33403967, DOI: 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i12.14505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternity case recordsQuality of careRecords of womenCase recordsAntiretroviral managementBlood testsCorrect bloodTracking formHIV-positive pregnant womenHIV viral loadRetrospective chart reviewHIV-positive womenTime of deliveryUMgungundlovu DistrictTerms of outcomesBooking visitAntenatal clinicChart reviewViral loadPregnant womenDistrict hospitalBlood resultsMaternity casesWomenCare