2021
Blood-based host biomarker diagnostics in active case finding for pulmonary tuberculosis: A diagnostic case-control study
Moreira F, Verma R, dos Santos P, Leite A, da Silva Santos A, de Araujo R, da Silva B, de Sá Queiroz J, Persing D, Södersten E, Gnanashanmugam D, Khatri P, Croda J, Andrews J. Blood-based host biomarker diagnostics in active case finding for pulmonary tuberculosis: A diagnostic case-control study. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 33: 100776. PMID: 33842866, PMCID: PMC8020164, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare C-reactive proteinXpert MTB/RIFMTB/RIFDiagnostic case-control studyXpert MTBCase-control studyTuberculosis casesTriage testSputum Xpert MTB/RIFHigh tuberculosis burden settingsActive casesSputum bacillary burdenC-reactive proteinHigh-burden populationsCulture-confirmed casesMass screening programCulture-negative controlsBacillary burdenTuberculosis symptomsPulmonary tuberculosisSputum cultureScreening program
2020
Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons
Lima F, Santos A, Oliveira R, Silva C, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Croda J. Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons. Journal Of Clinical Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2020, 19: 100148. PMID: 32099908, PMCID: PMC7031315, DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsOral swabsPulmonary tuberculosisSwab testingAmplification testsMTB/RIF UltraMass screening studyOral swab samplingCourse of illnessScreening studySputum cultureXpert testingBacillary loadMycobacterial loadCase findingSputumXpertSwabsTuberculosisFurther studiesSwab samplingParticipantsComparable sensitivityPrison inmatesIndividuals
2015
Active and latent tuberculosis in Brazilian correctional facilities: a cross-sectional study
Carbone Ada S, Paião DS, Sgarbi RV, Lemos EF, Cazanti RF, Ota MM, Junior AL, Bampi JV, Elias VP, Simionatto S, Motta-Castro AR, Pompílio MA, de Oliveira SM, Ko AI, Andrews JR, Croda J. Active and latent tuberculosis in Brazilian correctional facilities: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 24. PMID: 25608746, PMCID: PMC4307675, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0764-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionPrevalence of LTBITuberculin skin testActive TBLTBI prevalenceWeeks of symptomsHigh transmission settingsCross-sectional studyPopulation-based samplePoisson regression modelsDuration of incarcerationHierarchical Poisson regression modelActive diseaseTB infectionLatent tuberculosisTB casesHIV testingSputum cultureTuberculosis infectionPoint prevalenceSkin testTuberculosis incidenceRisk factorsMultivariable modelSputum samples