2021
Alcohol Use and the Risk of Communicable Diseases
Morojele NK, Shenoi SV, Shuper PA, Braithwaite RS, Rehm J. Alcohol Use and the Risk of Communicable Diseases. Nutrients 2021, 13: 3317. PMID: 34684318, PMCID: PMC8540096, DOI: 10.3390/nu13103317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunicable diseasesTreatment outcomesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory infection/pneumoniaAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Alcohol useDisability-adjusted life yearsSyndrome coronavirus 2Poor treatment outcomesCOVID-19 infectionAlcohol use disorderGlobal health concernIndividual-level interventionsDifferent communicable diseasesTB deathsImmunodeficiency virusCoronavirus 2Severe illnessUse disordersPneumoniaHeavy drinkersLife yearsHIV researchTuberculosis
2013
Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lygizos M, Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Bhushan A, Brust J, Zelterman D, Deng Y, Northrup V, Moll AP, Friedland GH. Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 300. PMID: 23815441, PMCID: PMC3716713, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB transmission riskInfectious TB patientsTransmission riskTB patientsRural South AfricaDrug-resistant TBTB control effortsHealth care facilitiesPaucity of dataHousehold settingsRural KwaZulu-NatalPrevalent TBResistant TBTB transmissionCare facilitiesMultivariate analysisHIV areasVentilationAChSignificant decreaseWells-Riley equationPatientsRiskLow ventilationHour period