2021
Lifetime burden of disease due to incident tuberculosis: a global reappraisal including post-tuberculosis sequelae
Menzies NA, Quaife M, Allwood BW, Byrne AL, Coussens AK, Harries AD, Marx FM, Meghji J, Pedrazzoli D, Salomon JA, Sweeney S, van Kampen SC, Wallis RS, Houben RMGJ, Cohen T. Lifetime burden of disease due to incident tuberculosis: a global reappraisal including post-tuberculosis sequelae. The Lancet Global Health 2021, 9: e1679-e1687. PMID: 34798027, PMCID: PMC8609280, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00367-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-tuberculosis sequelaeBurden estimatesTuberculosis diseaseDisease episodesIncident tuberculosisIncident tuberculosis casesIncident tuberculosis diseaseNon-fatal health lossOverall disease burdenPulmonary tuberculosis diseaseLifetime health outcomesDisease burden estimatesElevated mortality riskHigh incidence rateExtrapulmonary diseaseLung functionCase fatalityHIV statusLifetime burdenTuberculosis casesTotal DALYsDisease burdenIncidence rateHypothetical cohortTuberculosis survivors
2020
The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis
Martinez L, Cords O, Horsburgh C, Andrews J, Consortium P, Acuna-Villaorduna C, Ahuja S, Altet N, Augusto O, Baliashvili D, Basu S, Becerra M, Bonnet M, Boom W, Borgdorff M, Boulahbal F, Carvalho A, Cayla J, Chakhaia T, Chan P, Cohen T, Croda J, Datta S, del Corral H, Denholm J, Dietze R, Dobler C, Donkor S, Egere U, Ellner J, Espinal M, Evans C, Fang C, Fielding K, Fox G, García L, García-Basteiro A, Geis S, Graham S, Grandjean L, Hannoun D, Hatherill M, Hauri A, Hesseling A, Hill P, Huang L, Huerga H, Hussain R, Jarlsberg L, Jones-López E, Kato S, Kato-Maeda M, Kampmann B, Kirchner H, Kritski A, Lange C, Lee C, Lee L, Lee M, Lemos A, Lienhardt C, Ling D, Liu Q, Lo N, Long R, Lopez-Varela E, Lu P, Magee M, Malone L, Mandalakas A, Martinson N, Mazahir R, Murray M, Netto E, Otero L, Parsonnet J, Reingold A, Schaaf H, Seddon J, Sharma S, Singh J, Singh S, Sloot R, Sotgiu G, Stein C, Iqbal N, Triasih R, Trieu L, van der Loeff M, Van der Stuyft P, van Schalkwyk C, Vashishtha R, Verhagen L, Villalba J, Wang J, Whalen C, Yoshiyama T, Zar H, Zellweger J, Zhu L. The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis. The Lancet 2020, 395: 973-984. PMID: 32199484, PMCID: PMC7289654, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30166-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of agePreventive therapyIncident tuberculosisTuberculosis infectionHazard ratioTuberculosis casesMixed-effects Poisson regression modelsSystematic reviewFinal analysisClose exposureIncident tuberculosis casesRisk of tuberculosisDevelopment of tuberculosisEMBASE electronic databasesIndividual participant dataPositive resultsPoisson regression modelsWeb of ScienceMixed-effects logistic modelBCG vaccinationCohort studyBaseline visitPrevalent tuberculosisContact investigationProspective study
2017
Protective effects of household-based TB interventions are robust to neighbourhood-level variation in exposure risk in Lima, Peru: a model-based analysis
Zelner J, Murray M, Becerra M, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Zhang Z, Cohen T. Protective effects of household-based TB interventions are robust to neighbourhood-level variation in exposure risk in Lima, Peru: a model-based analysis. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 47: 185-192. PMID: 29025111, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyLatent TB infectionTB casesHousehold contactsHousehold exposureTB diseaseHealth centersPopulation-based prospective cohort studyHigh-risk household contactsMore casesBlanket screeningIncident pulmonary tuberculosisIncident TB diseasePositive household contactsProspective cohort studyTB screening programPublic Health CenterIncident tuberculosisTB infectionCohort studyPreventive therapyPulmonary tuberculosisTB incidenceSkin testTB risk
2014
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Protect Contacts of Patients with Tuberculosis
Zelner JL, Murray MB, Becerra MC, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Contreras C, Zhang Z, Grenfell BT, Cohen T. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Protect Contacts of Patients with Tuberculosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 189: 853-859. PMID: 24592878, PMCID: PMC4225829, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1896oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntitubercular AgentsBCG VaccineChildChild, PreschoolContact TracingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantIsoniazidMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalModels, TheoreticalMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeruProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, PulmonaryYoung AdultConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyAge-specific efficacyLatent TB infectionIncident tuberculosisHousehold contactsTB diseaseTB infectionPulmonary tuberculosisRisk ratioUse of IPTObservational prospective cohort studyBacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinationHigh TB burden settingsAdditional TB casesHIV-positive contactsIncident pulmonary tuberculosisHIV-negative childrenProspective cohort studyPublic Health CenterBacillus Calmette-GuérinYear-long followWorld Health OrganizationCohort studyPreventive therapyTB cases
2005
Incident Tuberculosis among Recent US Immigrants and Exogenous Reinfection - Volume 11, Number 5—May 2005 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Cohen T, Murray M. Incident Tuberculosis among Recent US Immigrants and Exogenous Reinfection - Volume 11, Number 5—May 2005 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005, 11: 725-728. PMID: 15890129, PMCID: PMC3320369, DOI: 10.3201/eid1105.041107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research