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The relationship between malnutrition and tuberculosis: evidence from studies in humans and experimental animals by CEGIELSKI, J. P, MCMURRAY, D. N

“…The oral traditions of medicine and public health have it that malnutrition is an important risk factor for the development of tuberculosis (TB). Malnutrition…”
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Predictors of sputum culture conversion among patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Kurbatova, E. V., Gammino, V. M., Bayona, J., Becerra, M. C., Danilovitz, M., Falzon, D., Gelmanova, I., Keshavjee, S., Leimane, V., Mitnick, C. D., Quelapio, M. I., Riekstina, V., Taylor, A., Viiklepp, P., Zignol, M., Cegielski, J. P.

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of initial sputum culture conversion, estimate the usefulness of persistent positive cultures at different time points in…”
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Global isoniazid resistance patterns in rifampin-resistant and rifampin-susceptible tuberculosis [Short communication] by Smith, S. E., Kurbatova, E. V., Cavanaugh, J. S., Cegielski, J. P.

“…Following the World Health Organization's endorsement of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay, which rapidly and simultaneously diagnoses tuberculosis (TB) and detects…”
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Undernutrition can no longer be an afterthought for global efforts to eliminate TB by Sinha, P., Bhargava, A., Carwile, M., Cintron, C., Cegielski, J.P., Lönnroth, K., Bhargava, M., Carter, E. J., Koura, K. G., Hochberg, N.S., on behalf of The Union Nutrition-TB Working Group

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Speaking the same language: treatment outcome definitions for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by LASERSON, K. F, THORPE, L. E, CEGIELSKI, J. P, GRZEMSKA, M, GUPTA, R, ESPINAL, M, LEIMANE, V, WEYER, K, MITNICK, C. D, RIEKSTINA, V, ZAROVSKA, E, RICH, M. L, FRASER, H. S. F, ALARCON, E

“…SETTING: Globally it is estimated that 273000 new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB, resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin) occurred in 2000…”
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Impact of second-line drug resistance on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in the United States: MDR-TB is bad enough by Althomsons, S. P., Cegielski, J. P.

“…SETTING: The worldwide emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has focused attention on treatment with second-line drugs (SLDs).OBJECTIVE: To…”
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Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: susceptibility to isoniazid and other anti-tuberculosis drugs [Short communication] by Kurbatova, E. V., Cavanaugh, J. S., Shah, N. S., Wright, A., Kim, H., Metchock, B., Van Deun, A., Barrera, L., Boulahbal, F., Richter, E., Martín-Casabona, N., Arias, F., Zemanova, I., Drobniewski, F., Santos Silva, A., Coulter, C., Lumb, R., Cegielski, J. P.

“…Based on data from 14 Supranational Tuberculosis (TB) Reference Laboratories worldwide, the proportion of rifampicin (RMP) resistant isolates that were…”
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Impact of rapid drug susceptibility testing for tuberculosis: program experience in Lima, Peru by Shin, S. S., Asencios, L., Yagui, M., Yale, G., Suárez, C., Bayona, J., Bonilla, C., Jave, O., Contreras, C. C., Atwood, S., Blaya, J. A., Ershova, J., Cegielski, J. P.

“…SETTING: Programmatic implementation of decentralized rapid drug susceptibility testing (DST) in Lima, Peru.OBJECTIVE: Pre-post analysis compared time to…”
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Performance of Cepheid® Xpert MTB/RIF® and TB-Biochip® MDR in two regions of Russia with a high prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis by Kurbatova, E. V., Kaminski, D. A., Erokhin, V. V., Volchenkov, G. V., Andreevskaya, S. N., Chernousova, L. N., Demikhova, O. V., Ershova, J. V., Kaunetis, N. V., Kuznetsova, T. A., Larionova, E. E., Smirnova, T. G., Somova, T. R., Vasilieva, I. A., Vorobieva, A. V., Zolkina, S. S., Cegielski, J. P.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the performance of Cepheid® Xpert MTB/RIF® (“Xpert”) and TB-Biochip® MDR (“TB-Biochip”). Sputum specimens from adults…”
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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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Bacteriologic monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in five DOTS-Plus pilot projects by GAMMINO, V. M, TAYLOR, A. B, LEIMANE, V, MITNICK, C. D, QUELAPIO, M. I. D, RIEKTSINA, V, TUPASI, T. E, WELLS, C. D, ZIGNOL, M, CEGIELSKI, P. J, RICH, M. L, BAYONA, J, BECERRA, M. C, BONILLA, C, GELMANOVA, I, HOLLO, V, JARAMILLO, E, KESHAVJEE, S

“…BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis programs in DOTS-Plus pilot sites in ve countries. OBJECTIVES: To calculate sputum conversion time and its…”
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Avoiding pitfalls in calculating the population attributable fraction of undernutrition for TB by Sinha, P., White, L. F., Hochberg, N. S., Cegielski, J. P.

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Frequency and type of microbiological monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment by KURBATOVA, E. V, GAMMINO, V. M, QUELAPIO, M. I. D, RIEKSTINA, V, TAYLOR, A, VIIKLEPP, P, ZIGNOL, M, CEGIELSKI, J. P, BAYONA, J, BECERRA, M, DANILOVITZ, M, FALZON, D, GELMANOVA, I, KESHAVJEE, S, LEIMANE, V, MITNICK, C. D

“…Monthly culture is usually recommended to monitor treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). As mycobacterial laboratory capacity is limited in…”
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Plasmonics co-integrated with silicon nitride photonics for high-sensitivity interferometric biosensing by Manolis, A, Chatzianagnostou, E, Dabos, G, Pleros, N, Chmielak, B, Giesecke, A L, Porschatis, C, Cegielski, P J, Markey, L, Weeber, J-C, Dereux, A, Tsiokos, D

“…We demonstrate a photonic integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometric sensor, utilizing a plasmonic stripe waveguide in the sensing branch and a photonic variable…”
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What will it take to eliminate drug-resistant tuberculosis? by Kendall, E. A., Sahu, S., Pai, M., Fox, G. J., Varaine, F., Cox, H., Cegielski, J. P., Mabote, L., Vassall, A., Dowdy, D. W.

“…Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is challenging to diagnose, treat, and prevent, but this situation is slowly changing. If the world is to drastically…”
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Quantification of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis bacilli in sputum during the first 8 weeks of treatment by Smith-Jeffcoat, S. E., Eisenach, K. D., Joloba, M., Ssengooba, W., Namaganda, C., Nsereko, M., Okware, B., Cavanaugh, J. S., Cegielski, J. P.

“…SETTING: Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.OBJECTIVE: To quantify Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum during the first 8 weeks of pulmonary multidrug-resistant…”
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Association of smoking and alcohol use with rifampin-resistant TB treatment outcomes by Campbell, J. R., Chan, E. D., Anderson, L. F., Bonnet, M., Brode, S. K., Cegielski, J. P., Guglielmetti, L., Singla, R., Fox, G. J., Skrahina, A., Rodrigues, D., Kuksa, L., Viiklepp, P., Menzies, D.

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Ultra-sensitive refractive index sensor using CMOS plasmonic transducers on silicon photonic interferometric platform by Manolis, A., Chatzianagnostou, E., Dabos, G., Ketzaki, D., Chmielak, B., Giesecke, A. L., Porschatis, C., Cegielski, P. J., Suckow, S., Markey, L., Weeber, J.-C., Dereux, A., Schrittwieser, S., Heer, R., Pleros, N., Tsiokos, D.

“…Optical refractive-index sensors exploiting selective co-integration of plasmonics with silicon photonics has emerged as an attractive technology for…”
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Low body mass index and latent tuberculous infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Saag, L. A., LaValley, M. P., Hochberg, N. S., Cegielski, J. P., Pleskunas, J. A., Linas, B. P., Horsburgh, C. R.

“…BACKGROUND: The well-documented association between underweight and increased incidence of active tuberculosis (TB) has not been extended to incidence or…”
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Comparison of PCR, culture, and histopathology for diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis by CEGIELSKI, J. P, DEVLIN, B. H, MORRIS, A. J, KITINYA, J. N, PULIPAKA, U. P, LEMA, L. E. K, LWAKATARE, J, RELLER, L. B

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