2014
The Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Mortality in HIV Positive People during Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Odone A, Amadasi S, White RG, Cohen T, Grant AD, Houben RM. The Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Mortality in HIV Positive People during Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e112017. PMID: 25391135, PMCID: PMC4229142, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive peopleAntiretroviral therapyTB treatmentTuberculosis treatmentSystematic reviewHIV-positive TB casesCoverage of ARTRisk of deathMain outcome measuresOutcomes of interestTB casesDual epidemicsTB therapyRelative riskOutcome measuresPooled estimatesStudy populationProportion of individualsFatality ratioPositive peopleMeta-AnalysisART statusClinical settingManual searchMortality
2011
Test and treat in HIV: success could depend on rapid detection
Cohen T, Corbett EL. Test and treat in HIV: success could depend on rapid detection. The Lancet 2011, 378: 204-206. PMID: 21684592, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60896-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study
Cohen T, Murray M, Wallengren K, Alvarez GG, Samuel EY, Wilson D. The Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study. PLOS Medicine 2010, 7: e1000296. PMID: 20582324, PMCID: PMC2889914, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of deathTuberculosis treatmentLimited autopsiesM. tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant bacilliCulture-positive tuberculosisInitiation of treatmentMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHIV-positive individualsMajority of decedentsRespiratory tract secretionsHigh HIV prevalenceSecond-line antibioticsNeedle core biopsySingle public hospitalDiagnosis of tuberculosisAcid-fast bacilliCause of deathNew public health approachPublic health approachMagnitude of deathsFatal courseAdult inpatientsStudy cohortHIV prevalence