2024
The long-term effects of domestic and international tuberculosis service improvements on tuberculosis trends within the USA: a mathematical modelling study
Menzies N, Swartwood N, Cohen T, Marks S, Maloney S, Chappelle C, Miller J, Asay G, Date A, Horsburgh C, Salomon J. The long-term effects of domestic and international tuberculosis service improvements on tuberculosis trends within the USA: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet Public Health 2024, 9: e573-e582. PMID: 39095134, PMCID: PMC11344642, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00150-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis servicesTuberculosis incidenceCenters for Disease Control and PreventionUS Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDisease Control and PreventionControl and PreventionCombination of interventionsTuberculosis eliminationCountry of originIntervention scenariosInternational interventionLow tuberculosis incidenceService improvementCurrent serviceTuberculosis ProgrammeTuberculosis deathsEconomic outcomesInterventionEpidemiological dataTuberculosis burdenLong-term effectsTotal populationSimulate healthTuberculosis trendsServices
2011
Models to understand the population-level impact of mixed strain M. tuberculosis infections
Sergeev R, Colijn C, Cohen T. Models to understand the population-level impact of mixed strain M. tuberculosis infections. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2011, 280: 88-100. PMID: 21514304, PMCID: PMC3111980, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant strainsMixed strain infectionsStrain infectionDrug-sensitive tuberculosisDrug-resistant tuberculosisM. tuberculosis infectionLower basic reproductive numberDrug-resistant infectionsTuberculosis patientsTuberculosis infectionTreatment successDrug-resistant bacteriaFuture burdenLong-term effectsStrain-specific differencesDrug resistanceInfectionPopulation-level impactTuberculosisM. tuberculosisMixed infectionsMycobacterium tuberculosisBasic reproductive numberCo-infected hostsSmall subpopulation