2013
Response to Comment on “Community-Wide Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Drives Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Model-Based Analysis”
Mills HL, Cohen T, Colijn C. Response to Comment on “Community-Wide Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Drives Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Model-Based Analysis”. Science Translational Medicine 2013, 5: 204lr4. PMID: 24068734, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-Wide Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Drives Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Model-Based Analysis
Mills HL, Cohen T, Colijn C. Community-Wide Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Drives Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Model-Based Analysis. Science Translational Medicine 2013, 5: 180ra49. PMID: 23576815, PMCID: PMC3714172, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3005260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant TBIPT interventionDrug-sensitive infectionsIsoniazid-resistant TBHIV/TBRisk of progressionHigh HIV prevalenceDrug-resistant diseaseIsoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisSymptom-free individualsSignificant elevated riskDrug-resistant strainsWorld Health OrganizationActive TBTB controlResistant tuberculosisHIV prevalenceTuberculosis controlIPT programElevated riskHost immunityMycobacterium tuberculosisHealth OrganizationSelective suppressionIntervention
2012
Identifying multidrug resistant tuberculosis transmission hotspots using routinely collected data
Manjourides J, Lin HH, Shin S, Jeffery C, Contreras C, Santa Cruz J, Jave O, Yagui M, Asencios L, Pagano M, Cohen T. Identifying multidrug resistant tuberculosis transmission hotspots using routinely collected data. Tuberculosis 2012, 92: 273-279. PMID: 22401962, PMCID: PMC3323731, DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2012.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug sensitivity testTransmission hotspotsRetreatment casesDrug-resistant tuberculosis epidemicRisk of MDRTime of diagnosisDrug-resistant diseaseTB casesResistant diseaseTuberculosis epidemicHigh riskUntreated casesProgrammatic dataMDRTBRiskMDRHigh levelsTargeted investigationGeographic areasCasesDiseaseDiagnosisSensitivity tests
2010
Assessing spatiotemporal patterns of multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis in a South American setting
LIN H, SHIN S, BLAYA JA, ZHANG Z, CEGIELSKI P, CONTRERAS C, ASENCIOS L, BONILLA C, BAYONA J, PACIOREK CJ, COHEN T. Assessing spatiotemporal patterns of multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis in a South American setting. Epidemiology And Infection 2010, 139: 1784-1793. PMID: 21205434, PMCID: PMC3153578, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268810002797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesMDR diseaseMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) casesDrug-sensitive tuberculosisDrug-resistant diseaseDrug susceptibility testingMDR-TBMDR casesTuberculosis casesIncident casesSubgroup analysisInfection controlK statisticInfectious durationAppearance of resistanceDistricts of LimaSusceptibility testingDiseasePatientsTBUrban settingsCasesTuberculosisSettingMDR