2023
Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Southern Brazilian persons deprived of liberty: a molecular epidemiology study
Busatto C, Possuelo L, Bierhals D, de Oliveira C, de Souza M, Fanfa D, Barreto É, Schwarzbold P, Von Groll A, Portugal I, Perdigão J, Croda J, Andrews J, da Silva P, Ramis I. Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Southern Brazilian persons deprived of liberty: a molecular epidemiology study. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2023, 42: 297-304. PMID: 36701032, DOI: 10.1007/s10096-023-04546-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-TB drug resistanceM. tuberculosisTB control programsCross-sectional studyM. tuberculosis strainsMolecular epidemiology studiesTB burdenLAM strainsTuberculosis strainsEpidemiology studiesDrug resistanceMycobacterium tuberculosisCentral laboratoryTranslational researchTuberculosisCommon strainControl programsPDLMolecular characterizationHaarlemImproved strategiesPersonsPhylogeography and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spanning prisons and surrounding communities in Paraguay
Sanabria G, Sequera G, Aguirre S, Méndez J, dos Santos P, Gustafson N, Godoy M, Ortiz A, Cespedes C, Martínez G, García-Basteiro A, Andrews J, Croda J, Walter K. Phylogeography and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spanning prisons and surrounding communities in Paraguay. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 303. PMID: 36658111, PMCID: PMC9849832, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35813-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident tuberculosis casesTB control programsTuberculosis casesRecent transmissionTransmission clustersNew infectionsProspective genomic surveillanceTransmission riskM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisGenomic surveillanceMycobacterium tuberculosis complex genomeTuberculosisOutside prisonTransmission linkageControl programsInfectionIncidence
2020
Increased incarceration rates drive growing tuberculosis burden in prisons and jeopardize overall tuberculosis control in Paraguay
Sequera V, Aguirre S, Estigarribia G, Cellamare M, Croda J, Andrews J, Martinez L, García-Basteiro A. Increased incarceration rates drive growing tuberculosis burden in prisons and jeopardize overall tuberculosis control in Paraguay. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 21247. PMID: 33277515, PMCID: PMC7718226, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77504-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesPopulation attributable fractionAttributable fractionAnnual TB notification ratesNational TB Control ProgrammeOverall population attributable riskIncarcerated populationsTB control programsCharacteristics of tuberculosisPopulation attributable riskTB notification ratesTB control measuresTrend of tuberculosisPercentage of casesSame age groupIncarcerated casesTB burdenTB controlTuberculosis burdenCase RegistryTuberculosis controlTB epidemicAttributable riskNotification ratesRelative risk
2017
Genetic Clustering of Tuberculosis in an Indigenous Community of Brazil.
Correia Sacchi F, Tatara M, Camioli de Lima C, Ferreia da Silva L, Cunha E, Simonsen V, Ferrazoli L, Gomes H, Gonçalves Vasconcellos S, Suffys P, Andrews J, Croda J. Genetic Clustering of Tuberculosis in an Indigenous Community of Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017, 98: 372-375. PMID: 29210353, PMCID: PMC5929193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0480.Peer-Reviewed Original Research