2021
Evaluating the reliability of mobility metrics from aggregated mobile phone data as proxies for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA: a population-based study
Kishore N, Taylor AR, Jacob PE, Vembar N, Cohen T, Buckee CO, Menzies NA. Evaluating the reliability of mobility metrics from aggregated mobile phone data as proxies for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA: a population-based study. The Lancet Digital Health 2021, 4: e27-e36. PMID: 34740555, PMCID: PMC8563007, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(21)00214-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 transmissionPopulation-based studyLaboratory-confirmed casesSARS-CoV-2 pandemicSARS-CoV-2Non-pharmaceutical interventionsCOVID-19 transmissionCOVID-19 casesEpidemiological dataReproduction numberEffective reproduction numberHealth StatisticsEquity of accessEpidemic trajectoriesCOVID-19Public healthTransmission indicatorsPopulation levelContact patternsTest, trace, and isolate in the UK
Cheng HY, Cohen T, Lin HH. Test, trace, and isolate in the UK. The BMJ 2021, 372: n822. PMID: 33789886, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n822.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
The prospective evaluation of the TB strain typing service in England: a mixed methods study
Mears J, Vynnycky E, Lord J, Borgdorff MW, Cohen T, Crisp D, Innes JA, Lilley M, Maguire H, McHugh TD, Woltmann G, Abubakar I, Sonnenberg P. The prospective evaluation of the TB strain typing service in England: a mixed methods study. Thorax 2015, 71: thoraxjnl-2014-206480. PMID: 25882538, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic delayTB incidenceTB notification ratesProportion of infectionsMycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosisFalse-positive diagnosesCost-effectiveness analysisMixed-methods evaluationStrain typingTB programsProspective evaluationNotification ratesInfection increasesTuberculosis diagnosisPositive diagnosisPublic health dataComplex interventionsIncidenceMixed-methods studyRoutine laboratoryDiagnosisHealth dataCluster investigationsTypingMethods study
2014
Prospective evaluation of a complex public health intervention: lessons from an initial and follow-up cross-sectional survey of the tuberculosis strain typing service in England
Mears J, Abubakar I, Crisp D, Maguire H, Innes JA, Lilley M, Lord J, Cohen T, Borgdorff MW, Vynnycky E, McHugh TD, Sonnenberg P. Prospective evaluation of a complex public health intervention: lessons from an initial and follow-up cross-sectional survey of the tuberculosis strain typing service in England. BMC Public Health 2014, 14: 1023. PMID: 25273511, PMCID: PMC4194411, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelBacterial Typing TechniquesClinical CompetenceCost-Benefit AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesEnglandFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth ServicesHumansMaleMolecular EpidemiologyMycobacteriumPopulation SurveillanceProgram EvaluationProspective StudiesPublic HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesTuberculosisConceptsPublic health interventionsComplex public health interventionsCross-sectional surveyHealth interventionsNational public health interventionsStrain typingPublic health staffRepeated cross-sectional surveySignificant increaseMIRU-VNTR typingProportion of respondentsTB patientsSelf-rated knowledgeTB controlProspective evaluationMixed-method evaluationHealth staffProspective identificationMajority of respondentsService users' perceptionsMethodsAn onlineInterventionTypingFuture evaluationProfessional groups
2013
Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemics
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemics. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 9457-9462. PMID: 23690585, PMCID: PMC3677479, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218770110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndiagnosed casesHigh-burden settingsSmear-negative casesTB control programsDuration of roundsBurden settingsTB suspectsTB transmissionAggressive approachOnward transmissionIncremental yieldPopulation healthIncremental benefitInfectious individualsDiagnostic toolControl programsICFPassive caseSymptomsCasesSettingDiagnosis
2012
Assessing spatial heterogeneity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden country
Jenkins HE, Plesca V, Ciobanu A, Crudu V, Galusca I, Soltan V, Serbulenco A, Zignol M, Dadu A, Dara M, Cohen T. Assessing spatial heterogeneity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden country. European Respiratory Journal 2012, 42: 1291-1301. PMID: 23100496, PMCID: PMC3800490, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00111812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMDR-TB riskMDR-TB risk factorsNational TB surveillance dataMDR-TB incidenceTB surveillance dataMDR-TB casesHigh-burden countriesMDR-TB burdenDistribution of casesTB casesTuberculosis casesRisk of resistanceRisk factorsGreater riskSubstantial geographical variationSurveillance dataAppropriate targetingTesting coverageRiskTuberculosisBurdenHigh percentageLocal mechanismsPatients
2011
Dynamic Health Policies for Controlling the Spread of Emerging Infections: Influenza as an Example
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. Dynamic Health Policies for Controlling the Spread of Emerging Infections: Influenza as an Example. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24043. PMID: 21915279, PMCID: PMC3167826, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth policyTransmission-reducing interventionsOverall population healthType of interventionAntiviral drugsNovel infectious pathogensOverall healthEmerging InfectionsInfectious pathogensMask useCurrent interventionsCourse of epidemicsPopulation healthInterventionEpidemicPublic healthVaccineInfluenzaHealthDisease spreadSocial distancingCurrent informationInfection