2023
Resistance-minimising strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhoea treatment: a mathematical modelling study
Reichert E, Yaesoubi R, Rönn M, Gift T, Salomon J, Grad Y. Resistance-minimising strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhoea treatment: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e781-e789. PMID: 37619582, PMCID: PMC10865326, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00145-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of resistancePrimary outcomeGonococcal infectionGonorrhea treatmentCombination therapyAntibiotic resistanceResistance emergenceNew antibioticsNew drugsUrgent public health concernCombination therapy strategiesSexual activity groupsPopulation-level prevalencePublic health concernSecondary outcomesAnnual incidenceGonorrhoea transmissionCurrent therapiesMSM populationUS CentersMathematical modelling studyCurrent drugsUS populationNeisseria gonorrhoeaeInfectious diseases
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
2010
A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser’s willingness-to-pay for health and for expansion
Yaesoubi R, Roberts SD. A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser’s willingness-to-pay for health and for expansion. Health Care Management Science 2010, 13: 358-377. PMID: 20703814, DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9135-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGame-theoretic frameworkAmount of moneyHealth purchasersIntervention pricesColorectal cancer screening testsWTPCancer screening testsNew medical technologiesConsumption levelsWillingnessAdditional unitPurchasersPayMoneyScreening testPricesMarketMedical technologyHealth providersUS populationMedical interventionsFrameworkMedical guidelinesInterventionMeasures