Search Results - "Edine W. Tiemersma"
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Natural history of tuberculosis: duration and fatality of untreated pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV negative patients: a systematic review
Published in PloS one (04-04-2011)“…The prognosis, specifically the case fatality and duration, of untreated tuberculosis is important as many patients are not correctly diagnosed and therefore…”
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Social determinants of the changing tuberculosis prevalence in Việt Nam: Analysis of population-level cross-sectional studies
Published in PLoS medicine (01-03-2022)“…An ecological relationship between economic development and reduction in tuberculosis prevalence has been observed. Between 2007 and 2017, Việt Nam experienced…”
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The second national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Vietnam
Published in PloS one (23-04-2020)“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Vietnam. The current TB burden is unknown as not all individuals with TB are…”
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Estimating the contribution of subclinical tuberculosis disease to transmission: An individual patient data analysis from prevalence surveys
Published in eLife (18-12-2023)“…Individuals with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease who do not report symptoms (subclinical TB) represent around half of all…”
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Population Based National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey among Adults (>15 Years) in Pakistan, 2010-2011
Published in PloS one (10-02-2016)“…We aimed to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) amongst the adult population in 2010-2011 in Pakistan. A nationwide cross-sectional survey…”
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National survey of tuberculosis prevalence in Viet Nam
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-04-2010)“…To estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis in Viet Nam with data from a population-based survey, compare it with the prevalence estimated by the World Health…”
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Xpert Ultra stool testing to diagnose tuberculosis in children in Ethiopia and Indonesia: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis
Published in BMJ open (01-07-2022)“…ObjectivesThe WHO currently recommends stool testing using GeneXpert MTB/Rif (Xpert) for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis (TB). The simple one-step…”
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Discordant results of Xpert MTB/Rif assay and BACTEC MGIT 960 liquid culture to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in community screening in Vietnam
Published in BMC infectious diseases (31-05-2022)“…Xpert MTB/Rif, a molecular test to detect tuberculosis (TB), has been proven to have high sensitivity and specificity when compared with liquid culture in…”
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Epidemiology of Isoniazid Resistance Mutations and Their Effect on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-08-2013)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe, 1999-2002
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2004)“…We explored the variation in proportions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between and within countries participating in the European…”
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Correction: The second national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Vietnam
Published in PloS one (16-07-2020)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232142.]…”
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Increased transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype strains associated with resistance to streptomycin: a population-based study
Published in PloS one (13-08-2012)“…Studies have shown that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is an emerging pathogen that is frequently associated with drug resistance. This…”
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Adverse events in healthy individuals and MDR-TB contacts treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs potentially effective for preventing development of MDR-TB: a systematic review
Published in PloS one (11-01-2013)“…A recent systematic review concluded that there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness to support or reject preventive therapy for treatment of contacts…”
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Mixed Tuberculosis Infections in Rural South Vietnam
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-05-2012)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Infection control and tuberculosis among health care workers in Viet Nam, 2009-2013: a cross-sectional survey
Published in BMC infectious diseases (10-11-2016)“…Data on tuberculosis (TB) among health care workers (HCW) and TB infection control (TBIC) indicators are rarely available at national level. We assessed…”
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Tuberculosis acquired outside of households, rural Vietnam
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2010)“…Using population-based data from rural Vietnam, we assessed tuberculosis (TB) transmission within and outside of households. Eighty-three percent of persons…”
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Validation of the GenoType MTBDRplus assay for diagnosis of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in South Vietnam
Published in BMC infectious diseases (03-06-2010)“…To control multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the drug susceptibility profile is needed to guide therapy. Classical drug susceptibility testing (DST)…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in the private sector, Vietnam
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Revisiting the Natural History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Bayesian Estimation of Natural Recovery and Mortality Rates
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-07-2021)“…BACKGROUNDTuberculosis (TB) natural history remains poorly characterized, and new investigations are impossible as it would be unethical to follow up TB…”
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Does Not Affect Tuberculosis Treatment Failure in Vietnam
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-10-2010)“…Background. Studies have suggested that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype causes more severe clinical disease and higher treatment failure rates…”
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