2022
Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Mycobacterial Culture on Multiple Specimen Types for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease in Young Children and Clinical Characterization According to Standardized Research Case Definitions
Click ES, Song R, Smith JP, Mchembere W, Fajans M, Hariri P, Okeyo E, McCarthy KD, Gethi D, Odeny L, Musau S, Okumu A, Orwa J, Perez-Velez CM, Wright CA, Andres M, Marais BJ, Schaaf HS, Graham SM, Cruz AT, Cain KP. Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Mycobacterial Culture on Multiple Specimen Types for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease in Young Children and Clinical Characterization According to Standardized Research Case Definitions. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2022, 41: 671-677. PMID: 35703284, PMCID: PMC9288526, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXpert MTB/RIFResearch case definitionClinical case definitionMTB/RIFCase definitionIntrathoracic tuberculosisClinical characterizationMycobacterial cultureYoung childrenProspective cohort studyDifferent specimen typesDetailed clinical characterizationMultiple specimen typesSpecimen typesClinical diagnostic approachTB diseaseCohort studyMycobacterium tuberculosis complexParenchymal abnormalitiesConsecutive seriesOutpatient settingTuberculosis diseaseLeading causeXpert testChest radiographs
2021
Sensitive and Feasible Specimen Collection and Testing Strategies for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Young Children
Song R, Click ES, McCarthy KD, Heilig CM, Mchembere W, Smith JP, Fajans M, Musau SK, Okeyo E, Okumu A, Orwa J, Gethi D, Odeny L, Lee SH, Perez-Velez CM, Wright CA, Cain KP. Sensitive and Feasible Specimen Collection and Testing Strategies for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Young Children. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: e206069. PMID: 33616611, PMCID: PMC7900937, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric aspiratesNPA samplesResource-limited settingsCurrent reference standardDiagnostic yieldTuberculosis diagnosisXpert MTB/RIFCross-sectional diagnostic studyReference standardNasopharyngeal aspirate samplesSymptoms of tuberculosisMycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) cultureMTB/RIFIncremental diagnostic yieldPositive test resultsYoung childrenSpecimen typesInvasive specimenCervical lymphadenopathyMedian ageMycobacterium tuberculosis complexParenchymal abnormalitiesConsecutive seriesOutpatient settingAspirate samples
2018
Racial disparities and sleep among preschool aged children: a systematic review
Smith JP, Hardy ST, Hale LE, Gazmararian JA. Racial disparities and sleep among preschool aged children: a systematic review. Sleep Health 2018, 5: 49-57. PMID: 30670165, PMCID: PMC6519123, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research