2021
Structural barriers to implementing recommended tuberculosis preventive treatment in primary care clinics in rural South Africa
Chandra DK, Moll AP, Altice FL, Didomizio E, Andrews L, Shenoi SV. Structural barriers to implementing recommended tuberculosis preventive treatment in primary care clinics in rural South Africa. Global Public Health 2021, 17: 555-568. PMID: 33650939, PMCID: PMC8410883, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2021.1892793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive treatmentPrimary healthcare clinicsTPT initiationWorld Health OrganizationAntiretroviral therapyPreventive treatmentRural South AfricaHIV/TB servicesBurden of HIVOnly independent correlatePrimary care clinicsClinic-level factorsPatient-level characteristicsPrimary care providersHealth Services frameworkEvidence-based strategiesQuality improvement strategiesTB servicesClinical factorsCare clinicsIndependent correlatesMedical recordsPromoting ActionCare providersHealthcare clinics
2020
1644. “And the stick to fight TB is IPT”: Perspectives on TPT Implementation Among Senior Nurses in Rural South Africa
Grammatico M, Ahmed A, Grau L, Moll A, Shenoi S. 1644. “And the stick to fight TB is IPT”: Perspectives on TPT Implementation Among Senior Nurses in Rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s811-s811. PMCID: PMC7777536, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoniazid preventive therapyWorld Health OrganizationPreventative therapyMedian age 39 yearsSenior nursesTB preventative therapyPatient-level factorsPrimary health clinicsPrimary care clinicsAge 39 yearsHigh-volume clinicsHealth care experiencesResource-limited settingsBackground TuberculosisAntiretroviral therapyHigh tuberculosisChronic medicationsPill burdenPreventive therapyTB burdenHigh HIVCare clinicsConclusion NursesHIV prevalenceStandardized training program
2014
Active case finding for tuberculosis among people who inject drugs on methadone treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Gupta A, Mbwambo J, Mteza I, Shenoi S, Lambdin B, Nyandindi C, Doula BI, Mfaume S, Bruce RD. Active case finding for tuberculosis among people who inject drugs on methadone treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 793-798. PMID: 24902554, PMCID: PMC4506927, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationActive casesTB prevalenceCase findingMore TB symptomsNew TB casesSymptom-based questionnaireActive case findingPopulation of PWIDTuberculosis case detectionHigh occupational riskTB symptomsTB casesMedian ageTB controlMethadone treatmentHuman immunodeficiencyMethadone clientsCase detectionOccupational riskPrevalenceHealth OrganizationDar es SalaamPWIDDrugs
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