2011
Epidemiologic Inference From the Distribution of Tuberculosis Cases in Households in Lima, Peru
Brooks-Pollock E, Becerra MC, Goldstein E, Cohen T, Murray MB. Epidemiologic Inference From the Distribution of Tuberculosis Cases in Households in Lima, Peru. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2011, 203: 1582-1589. PMID: 21592987, PMCID: PMC3096792, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold contactsCommunity transmissionHousehold casesPrevious TB infectionNew TB casesHigh-incidence settingsHousehold risk factorsClustering of casesDistribution of casesMajority of casesRisk of diseaseTB infectionActive tuberculosisTB casesCase patientsProtective immunityTuberculosis casesHousehold transmissionRisk factorsNumber of casesHousehold exposureNatural historyTuberculosisCross-sectional dataImmunity
2009
Use of Cumulative Incidence of Novel Influenza A/H1N1 in Foreign Travelers to Estimate Lower Bounds on Cumulative Incidence in Mexico
Lipsitch M, Lajous M, O'Hagan JJ, Cohen T, Miller JC, Goldstein E, Danon L, Wallinga J, Riley S, Dowell SF, Reed C, McCarron M. Use of Cumulative Incidence of Novel Influenza A/H1N1 in Foreign Travelers to Estimate Lower Bounds on Cumulative Incidence in Mexico. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6895. PMID: 19742302, PMCID: PMC2731883, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza A/H1N1Influenza A/Cumulative incidenceNovel influenza A/Severity of illnessSeverity of diseaseSevere diseaseTotal numberSevere symptomsNumber of casesDisease severityCurrent epidemicInfectious diseasesCanadian travellersIncidenceDiseaseAffected individualsSeverityH1N1Mexican residentsObserved groupEpidemicNovel pathogensDisease spreadResidents