2016
The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings
Yates TA, Khan PY, Knight GM, Taylor JG, McHugh TD, Lipman M, White RG, Cohen T, Cobelens FG, Wood R, Moore DA, Abubakar I. The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 227-238. PMID: 26867464, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00499-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-burden settingsBurden settingsTuberculosis infection controlMycobacterium tuberculosis transmissionEffects of HIVHealth care workersDrug-resistant strainsAntiretroviral therapyPerson transmissionTuberculosis transmissionInfection controlTransmission riskAirborne transmissionMycobacterium tuberculosisWells-Riley equationPresent research prioritiesTransmission dynamicsResearch prioritiesHIVEffective strategyTherapyTuberculosisSettingTrials
2014
High Rates of Potentially Infectious Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Hospital Inpatients in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Indicate Risk of Nosocomial Transmission
Bantubani N, Kabera G, Connolly C, Rustomjee R, Reddy T, Cohen T, Pym AS. High Rates of Potentially Infectious Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Hospital Inpatients in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Indicate Risk of Nosocomial Transmission. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90868. PMID: 24625669, PMCID: PMC3953209, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisCurrent coughXDR-TBNosocomial transmissionInfectious tuberculosisInfectious TBHospital inpatientsClinical dataAnti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility testingMDR/XDR-TBPrevious TB treatmentDrug susceptibility testingTB treatmentHospital admissionMale sexTB inpatientsScotland hospitalsInpatient settingHigh burdenSputum samplesInfection controlInpatientsKwaZulu-NatalCoughDrug resistance
2010
Assessing spatiotemporal patterns of multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis in a South American setting
LIN H, SHIN S, BLAYA JA, ZHANG Z, CEGIELSKI P, CONTRERAS C, ASENCIOS L, BONILLA C, BAYONA J, PACIOREK CJ, COHEN T. Assessing spatiotemporal patterns of multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis in a South American setting. Epidemiology And Infection 2010, 139: 1784-1793. PMID: 21205434, PMCID: PMC3153578, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268810002797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesMDR diseaseMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) casesDrug-sensitive tuberculosisDrug-resistant diseaseDrug susceptibility testingMDR-TBMDR casesTuberculosis casesIncident casesSubgroup analysisInfection controlK statisticInfectious durationAppearance of resistanceDistricts of LimaSusceptibility testingDiseasePatientsTBUrban settingsCasesTuberculosisSettingMDR