2023
Tabby2: a user-friendly web tool for forecasting state-level TB outcomes in the United States
Swartwood N, Testa C, Cohen T, Marks S, Hill A, Beeler Asay G, Cochran J, Cranston K, Randall L, Tibbs A, Horsburgh C, Salomon J, Menzies N. Tabby2: a user-friendly web tool for forecasting state-level TB outcomes in the United States. BMC Medicine 2023, 21: 331. PMID: 37649031, PMCID: PMC10469407, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02785-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTB outcomesDistrict of ColumbiaTreatment of LTBIIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioTB incidence rateTuberculosis disease burdenQuality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness ratioPublic health agenciesTB casesTB preventionTB incidenceTuberculosis infectionTB epidemiologyDisease burdenIncidence rateService utilizationAdditional interventionsIncidence projectionsLife yearsDemographic dataSocietal perspectiveHealth agenciesPrevention approaches
2018
Prospects for Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States: Results of a Transmission Dynamic Model
Menzies NA, Cohen T, Hill AN, Yaesoubi R, Galer K, Wolf E, Marks SM, Salomon JA. Prospects for Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States: Results of a Transmission Dynamic Model. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2018, 187: 2011-2020. PMID: 29762657, PMCID: PMC6119121, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB preventionTB eliminationLatent TB infection (LTBI) screeningTB case detectionHigh-risk populationImportant health benefitsTransmission dynamic modelIncident TBActive TBTuberculosis eliminationInfection testingTB controlTB incidenceEpidemiologic evidenceTB transmissionInfection screeningCase detectionTuberculosis trendsUS populationRisk determinantsHealth benefitsTreatment qualityUnited StatesTreatment activitiesTreatment
2011
Tuberculosis Among Participants in an Academic Global Health Medical Exchange Program
Gardner A, Cohen T, Carter EJ. Tuberculosis Among Participants in an Academic Global Health Medical Exchange Program. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 841-845. PMID: 21359579, PMCID: PMC3138970, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1669-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect medical careTST conversionTB infectionBurden countriesMedical careLow tuberculosis (TB) burden countriesTuberculin skin test conversionSkin test conversionTB endemic areasPre-travel preparationTuberculosis burden countriesHigh-burden countriesLength of stayTB educationTB preventionTB screeningTB testingTest conversionPercentage reportingDevelopment of guidelinesInadequate preDemographic characteristicsLonger durationExchange programsCare