2010
The Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study
Cohen T, Murray M, Wallengren K, Alvarez GG, Samuel EY, Wilson D. The Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study. PLOS Medicine 2010, 7: e1000296. PMID: 20582324, PMCID: PMC2889914, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of deathTuberculosis treatmentLimited autopsiesM. tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant bacilliCulture-positive tuberculosisInitiation of treatmentMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHIV-positive individualsMajority of decedentsRespiratory tract secretionsHigh HIV prevalenceSecond-line antibioticsNeedle core biopsySingle public hospitalDiagnosis of tuberculosisAcid-fast bacilliCause of deathNew public health approachPublic health approachMagnitude of deathsFatal courseAdult inpatientsStudy cohortHIV prevalence
2008
Effects of smoking and solid-fuel use on COPD, lung cancer, and tuberculosis in China: a time-based, multiple risk factor, modelling study
Lin HH, Murray M, Cohen T, Colijn C, Ezzati M. Effects of smoking and solid-fuel use on COPD, lung cancer, and tuberculosis in China: a time-based, multiple risk factor, modelling study. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1473-1483. PMID: 18835640, PMCID: PMC2652750, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61345-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEffect of smokingLung cancerSolid fuel useRisk factorsTuberculosis incidenceFuture chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAnnual tuberculosis incidenceEffective tuberculosis controlPrediction of COPDLung cancer burdenObstructive pulmonary diseaseLung cancer deathsPrevalence of smokingLung cancer mortalityMultiple risk factorsRisk factor trendsCause of deathHousehold solid fuel usePrevalence of diseaseCOPD deathsPulmonary diseaseTuberculosis infectionCancer burdenCancer mortality