2016
Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa
Gilbert JA, Shenoi SV, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165614. PMID: 27906986, PMCID: PMC5131994, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIVTB/HIV controlHIV screeningHIV controlRural South AfricaLife yearsMonths of IPTMost life yearsHigh-incidence settingsWidespread prevalenceCost-effectiveness resultsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesHIV transmissionHigh burdenTreatment coverageUnknown patientsHIVHealthcare accessDrug resistanceActive casesMonthsLifetime usePatientsYearsScreening
2013
‘Cough officer’ nurses in a general medical clinic successfully detect drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis
Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Catterick K, Moll AP, Friedland GH. ‘Cough officer’ nurses in a general medical clinic successfully detect drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis. Public Health Action 2013, 3: 46-50. PMID: 25392815, PMCID: PMC4226409, DOI: 10.5588/pha.12.0056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneral medical clinicDrug-resistant tuberculosisMedical clinicsClinic attendeesTB suspectsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patientsHigh HIV prevalence settingsZiehl-NeelsenProportion of patientsHIV prevalence settingsCulture-positive casesResource-limited settingsWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningVirus patientsHigh HIVResistant tuberculosisPatient populationTB prevalencePrevalence settingsReferral laboratoryTuberculosisDrug resistancePatientsClinic