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Detection of Apparent Cell-free M. tuberculosis DNA from Plasma by Click, E. S., Murithi, W., Ouma, G. S., McCarthy, K., Willby, M., Musau, S., Alexander, H., Pevzner, E., Posey, J., Cain, K. P.

“…New diagnostics are needed to improve clinicians’ ability to detect tuberculosis (TB) disease in key populations such as children and persons living with HIV…”
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Adjunctive resectional lung surgery for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis by Dravniece, G, Cain, K. P, Holtz, T. H, Riekstina, V, Leimane, V, Zaleskis, R

“…Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) poses significant management challenges as there are limited pharmacological treatment options for cure…”
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Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol A5253 by Swindells, S., Komarow, L., Tripathy, S., Cain, K. P., MacGregor, R. R., Achkar, J. M., Gupta, A., Veloso, V. G., Asmelash, A., Omoz-Oarhe, A. E., Gengiah, S., Lalloo, U., Allen, R., Shiboski, C., Andersen, J., Qasba, S. S., Katzenstein, D. K., AIDS Clinical Trials Group 5253 Study Team

“…BACKGROUND: Improved tuberculosis (TB) screening is urgently needed for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients.METHODS: An observational,…”
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Epidemiology of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2008 by Shah, N. S., Cavanaugh, J. S., Pratt, R., Cain, K. P., Wells, C., Laserson, K., Nelson, L.

“…BACKGROUND: Smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose and has been associated with poor treatment outcomes and excessive mortality,…”
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Increase in anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Botswana: results from the fourth National Drug Resistance Survey by Menzies, H. J., Moalosi, G., Anisimova, V., Gammino, V., Sentle, C., Bachhuber, M. A., Bile, E., Radisowa, K., Kachuwaire, O., Basotli, J., Maribe, T., Makombe, R., Shepherd, J., Kim, B., Samandari, T., El-Halabi, S., Chirenda, J., Cain, K. P.

“…SETTING: Although approximately 0.5 million cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur globally each year, surveillance data are limited…”
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Alcohol use, drunkenness and tobacco smoking in rural western Kenya by Lo, T. Q., Oeltmann, J. E., Odhiambo, F. O., Beynon, C., Pevzner, E., Cain, K. P., Laserson, K. F., Phillips‐Howard, P. A.

“…Objectives To describe the prevalence of smoking and alcohol use and abuse in an impoverished rural region of western Kenya. Methods Picked from a…”
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The utility of stool cultures for diagnosing tuberculosis in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus by Oramasionwu, G. E., Heilig, C. M., Udomsantisuk, N., Kimerling, M. E., Eng, B., Nguyen, H. D., Thai, S., Keo, C., McCarthy, K. D., Varma, J. K., Cain, K. P.

“…BACKGROUND: Delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) increases mortality.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether stool culture improves the diagnosis of TB in people…”
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Global policies and practices for managing persons exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by CAIN, K. P, NELSON, L. J, CEGIELSKI, J. P

“…In the 1960s, treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with isoniazid proved to be so effective, safe, and inexpensive that research into alternative…”
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The disconnect between a national tuberculosis drug resistance survey and treatment outcomes: a lost opportunity by Click, E. S., Chirenda, J., Kibias, S., Menzies, H. J., Oeltmann, J. E., Sentle, C., Muribe, T., Lere, T. D., Makombe, R., Bamrah, S., Moore, B. K., Cain, K. P.

“…We linked results from the Fourth Botswana National Drug Resistance Survey (DRS), 2007-2008, to patient records from the national Electronic Tuberculosis…”
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Seasonality of Tuberculosis in the United States, 1993—2008 by Willis, Matthew D., Winston, Carla A., Heilig, Charles M., Cain, Kevin P., Walter, Nicholas D., Mac Kenzie, William R.

“…Background. Although seasonal variation in tuberculosis incidence has been described in several recent studies, the mechanism underlying this seasonality…”
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Tuberculosis risk among staff of a large public hospital in Kenya by GALGALO, T, DALAL, S, MILLER, B, DE COCK, K. M, BOCK, N. N, IJAZ, K, CAIN, K. P, OELTMANN, J, TETTEH, C, KAMAU, J. G, NJENGA, M. K, BREIMAN, R. F, CHAKAYA, J. M, IRIMU, H. M

“…SETTING: In sub-Saharan Africa, high rates of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection pose a serious threat for occupationally…”
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Association between distance to HIV testing site and uptake of HIV testing for tuberculosis patients in Cambodia by KANARA, N, CAIN, K. P, CHHUM, V, ENG, B, KIM, S, KEO, S, HELLER, T. A, VARMA, J. K

“…SETTING: Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia.OBJECTIVE: Cambodia has the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Asia. Not all TB patients are tested for…”
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Optimizing the efficiency of tuberculosis active case-finding in health facilities and communities by Yuen, C. M., Agaya, J., Mchembere, W., Okelloh, D., Achola, M., Opole, J., Cowden, J., Heilig, C. M., Borgdorff, M. W., Cain, K. P.

“…SETTING: Efficient tuberculosis (TB) active case-finding strategies are important in settings with high TB burdens and limited resources, such as those in…”
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Assessing the effect of decentralisation of laboratory diagnosis for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kenya by Sharma, A., Musau, S., Heilig, C. M., Okumu, A. O., Opiyo, E. O., Basiye, F. L., Miruka, F. O., Kioko, J. K., Sitienei, J. K., Cain, K. P.

“…SETTING: Drug susceptibility testing (DST) is recommended in Kenya to identify multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in persons registered for tuberculosis…”
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The epidemiology of HIV-associated tuberculosis in rural Cambodia by CAIN, K. P, KANARA, N, LASERSON, K. F, VANNARITH, C, SAMEOURN, K, SAMNANG, K, QUALLS, M. L, WELLS, C. D, VARMA, J. K

“…SETTING: Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia.OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization recommends human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing for all…”
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Using program evaluation to improve the performance of a TB-HIV project in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia by Kanara, N, Cain, K P, Laserson, K F, Vannarith, C, Sameourn, K, Samnang, K, Qualls, M L, Wells, C D, Varma, J K

“…SETTING: Cambodia has the highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence (1.9%) and tuberculosis (TB) incidence (508/100000) in Asia. Banteay Meanchey,…”
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Lessons learned from community-based tuberculosis case-finding in western Kenya by Okelloh, D., Achola, M., Opole, J., Ogwang, C., Agaya, J., Sifuna, P., Mchembere, W., Cowden, J., Heilig, M., Borgdorff, M. W., Yuen, C. M., Cain, K. P.

“…Setting: Although Kenya has a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), only 46% of cases were diagnosed in 2016.Objective: To identify strategies for increasing…”
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Enantioselective Epoxidation of ω-Bromo-2-methyl-1-alkenes Catalyzed by Chloroperoxidase. Effect of Chain Length on Selectivity and Efficiency by Lakner, Frederick J, Cain, Kevin P, Hager, Lowell P

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A technique for the measurement of organic aerosol hygroscopicity, oxidation level, and volatility distributions by Cain, Kerrigan P, Pandis, Spyros N

“…Hygroscopicity, oxidation level, and volatility are three crucial properties of organic pollutants. This study assesses the feasibility of a novel measurement…”
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Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-Infected Tuberculosis Patients Saves Lives but Needs to Be Used More Frequently in Thailand by Sanguanwongse, Natpatou, Cain, Kevin P, Suriya, Patcharin, Nateniyom, Sriprapa, Yamada, Norio, Wattanaamornkiat, Wanpen, Sumnapan, Surin, Sattayawuthipong, Wanchai, Kaewsa-ard, Samroui, Ingkaseth, Sakon, Varma, Jay K

“…INTRODUCTION:The impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on HIV-infected tuberculosis (TB) patients in public health programs in resource-limited settings is…”
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