2018
The impact of digital health technologies on tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review
Ngwatu B, Nsengiyumva N, Oxlade O, Mappin-Kasirer B, Nguyen N, Jaramillo E, Falzon D, Schwartzman K, Abubakar I, Alipanah N, Bastos M, Boccia D, Chin D, Cohen T, Davis J, Denkinger C, Falzon D, Fielding K, Fox G, Free C, Garfein R, Hayward A, Jaramillo E, Lester R, Lewis J, Mappin-Kasirer B, Marx F, Menzies D, Migliori G, Nahid P, Ngwatu B, Nsengiyumva N, Nguyen N, Oxlade O, Schwartzman K, Siddiqi K, Story A, Thomas B, Trajman A, Yassin M. The impact of digital health technologies on tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal 2018, 51: 1701596. PMID: 29326332, PMCID: PMC5764088, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01596-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-observed therapyMedication monitorsStandard careObservational studyTreatment completion ratesTB treatment adherenceProbability of cureTreatment of personsPerson DOTActive tuberculosisTB careClinical outcomesTreatment adherenceTuberculosis treatmentPatient outcomesTreatment completionControl groupTreatment dosesSystematic reviewDigital health technologiesShort message serviceEffect estimatesTuberculosisDigital interventionsCare
2014
Modeling of Novel Diagnostic Strategies for Active Tuberculosis – A Systematic Review: Current Practices and Recommendations
Zwerling A, White RG, Vassall A, Cohen T, Dowdy DW, Houben RM. Modeling of Novel Diagnostic Strategies for Active Tuberculosis – A Systematic Review: Current Practices and Recommendations. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e110558. PMID: 25340701, PMCID: PMC4207742, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid amplification testsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioActive tuberculosisHealth system modelDiagnostic strategiesNovel diagnostic strategiesAlternative nucleic acid amplification testsXpert MTB/RIFMTB/RIFCost-effectiveness ratioMulti-way sensitivity analysesFalse-negative diagnosesPre-diagnostic periodCost-effectiveness modelCost-effectiveness estimatesDiagnostic delayDiagnostic pathwayAdditional epidemiological dataTB diagnosticsEpidemiological dataReference listsAmplification testsEpidemiological impactEligible papersEpidemiological settings
2013
The Effect of HIV-Related Immunosuppression on the Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission to Household Contacts
Huang CC, Tchetgen ET, Becerra MC, Cohen T, Hughes KC, Zhang Z, Calderon R, Yataco R, Contreras C, Galea J, Lecca L, Murray M. The Effect of HIV-Related Immunosuppression on the Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission to Household Contacts. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 58: 765-774. PMID: 24368620, PMCID: PMC3935504, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHousehold contactsIndex patientsCD4 countTuberculosis patientsTuberculosis transmissionHIV-negative tuberculosis patientsHIV-negative patientsHIV-positive patientsDrug-sensitive tuberculosisTuberculin skin testingTuberculosis infection statusRisk of infectionCoinfected PatientsActive tuberculosisTuberculosis infectionHIV statusSkin testingImmunodeficiency virusRisk factorsRelative riskPatientsTuberculosisInfection statusInfection
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