Search Results - "FINLAY, Alyssa"

Free mass distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets lead to high levels of LLIN access and use in Madagascar, 2010: A cross-sectional observational study by Finlay, Alyssa M, Butts, Jessica, Ranaivoharimina, Harilala, Cotte, Annett H, Ramarosandratana, Benjamin, Rabarijaona, Henintsoa, Tuseo, Luciano, Chang, Michelle, Vanden Eng, Jodi

“…Madagascar conducted the first two phases of a national free mass distribution campaign of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) during a political crisis in…”
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The second national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Vietnam by Nguyen, Hai Viet, Tiemersma, Edine W, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Cobelens, Frank G J, Finlay, Alyssa, Glaziou, Philippe, Dao, Cu Huy, Mirtskhulava, Veriko, Nguyen, Hung Van, Pham, Huyen T T, Khieu, Ngoc T T, de Haas, Petra, Do, Nam Hoang, Nguyen, Phan Do, Cung, Cong Van, Nguyen, Nhung Viet

“…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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Population-Based Geospatial and Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Tuberculosis Transmission Dynamics, Botswana, 2012-2016 by Zetola, Nicola M, Moonan, Patrick K, Click, Eleanor, Oeltmann, John E, Basotli, Joyce, Wen, Xiao-Jun, Boyd, Rosanna, Tobias, James L, Finlay, Alyssa, Modongo, Chawangwa

“…Tuberculosis (TB) elimination requires interrupting transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We used a multidisciplinary approach to describe TB…”
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A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study by Moonan, Patrick K, Zetola, Nicola M, Tobias, James L, Basotli, Joyce, Boyd, Rosanna, Click, Eleanor S, Dima, Mbatshi, Fane, Othusitse, Finlay, Alyssa M, Ogopotse, Matsiri, Wen, Xiao J, Modongo, Chawangwa, Oeltmann, John E

“…Contact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Characterizing tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden urban and rural settings by Smith, Jonathan P., Oeltmann, John E., Hill, Andrew N., Tobias, James L., Boyd, Rosanna, Click, Eleanor S., Finlay, Alyssa, Mondongo, Chawangwa, Zetola, Nicola M., Moonan, Patrick K.

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden settings are poorly understood. Growing evidence suggests transmission may be characterized by…”
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Decline of Tuberculosis Burden in Vietnam Measured by Consecutive National Surveys, 2007-2017 by Nguyen, Hai Viet, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Nguyen, Nhung Viet, Cobelens, Frank, Finlay, Alyssa, Dao, Cu Huy, Mirtskhulava, Veriko, Glaziou, Philippe, Pham, Huyen T T, de Haas, Petra, Tiemersma, Edine

“…Vietnam, a high tuberculosis (TB) burden country, conducted national TB prevalence surveys in 2007 and 2017. In both surveys participants were screened by…”
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Higher-than-expected prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV setting in Botswana: Implications for diagnostic algorithms using Xpert MTB/RIF assay by Agizew, Tefera, Basotli, Joyce, Alexander, Heather, Boyd, Rosanna, Letsibogo, Gaoraelwe, Auld, Andrew, Nyirenda, Sambayawo, Tedla, Zegabriel, Mathoma, Anikie, Mathebula, Unami, Pals, Sherri, Date, Anand, Finlay, Alyssa

“…Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause pulmonary infection and disease especially among people living with HIV (PLHIV). PLHIV with NTM disease may…”
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Use of High-Resolution Geospatial and Genomic Data to Characterize Recent Tuberculosis Transmission, Botswana by Baker, Chelsea R, Barilar, Ivan, de Araujo, Leonardo S, Rimoin, Anne W, Parker, Daniel M, Boyd, Rosanna, Tobias, James L, Moonan, Patrick K, Click, Eleanor S, Finlay, Alyssa, Oeltmann, John E, Minin, Vladimir N, Modongo, Chawangwa, Zetola, Nicola M, Niemann, Stefan, Shin, Sanghyuk S

“…Combining genomic and geospatial data can be useful for understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in high-burden tuberculosis (TB) settings. We…”
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Possible Transmission Mechanisms of Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in High HIV Prevalence Country, Botswana by Baik, Yeonsoo, Modongo, Chawangwa, Moonan, Patrick K, Click, Eleanor S, Tobias, James L, Boyd, Rosanna, Finlay, Alyssa, Oeltmann, John E, Shin, Sanghyuk S, Zetola, Nicola M

“…Tuberculosis caused by concurrent infection with multiple Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains (i.e., mixed infection) challenges clinical and epidemiologic…”
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Derivation and external validation of a risk score for predicting HIV-associated tuberculosis to support case finding and preventive therapy scale-up: A cohort study by Auld, Andrew F, Kerkhoff, Andrew D, Hanifa, Yasmeen, Wood, Robin, Charalambous, Salome, Liu, Yuliang, Agizew, Tefera, Mathoma, Anikie, Boyd, Rosanna, Date, Anand, Shiraishi, Ray W, Bicego, George, Mathebula-Modongo, Unami, Alexander, Heather, Serumola, Christopher, Rankgoane-Pono, Goabaone, Pono, Pontsho, Finlay, Alyssa, Shepherd, James C, Ellerbrock, Tedd V, Grant, Alison D, Fielding, Katherine

“…Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), more flexible and sensitive tuberculosis (TB) screening tools capable of detecting both symptomatic and subclinical…”
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Outcomes of HIV-positive patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria positive culture who received anti-tuberculous treatment in Botswana: Implications of using diagnostic algorithms without non-tuberculous mycobacteria by Agizew, Tefera, Boyd, Rosanna, Mathebula, Unami, Mathoma, Anikie, Basotli, Joyce, Serumola, Christipher, Pals, Sherri, Finlay, Alyssa, Lekone, Phenyo, Rankgoane-Pono, Goabaone, Tlhakanelo, Thato, Chihota, Violet, Auld, Andrew F

“…Background Patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) pulmonary disease may have similar clinical presentation. The…”
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Peripheral clinic versus centralized laboratory-based Xpert MTB/RIF performance: Experience gained from a pragmatic, stepped-wedge trial in Botswana by Agizew, Tefera, Boyd, Rosanna, Ndwapi, Ndwapi, Auld, Andrew, Basotli, Joyce, Nyirenda, Sambayawo, Tedla, Zegabriel, Mathoma, Anikie, Mathebula, Unami, Lesedi, Chawangwa, Pals, Sherri, Date, Anand, Alexander, Heather, Kuebrich, Thomas, Finlay, Alyssa

“…In 2011, the Botswana National Tuberculosis Program adopted World Health Organization guidelines and introduced Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay to support…”
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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 by Nguyen, Hai Viet, de Haas, Petra, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Nguyen, Nhung Viet, Cobelens, Frank G J, Mirtskhulava, Veriko, Finlay, Alyssa, Van Nguyen, Hung, Huyen, Pham T T, Tiemersma, Edine W

“…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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Infection prevention and control training and capacity building during the Ebola epidemic in Guinea by Soeters, Heidi M, Koivogui, Lamine, de Beer, Lindsey, Johnson, Candice Y, Diaby, Dianka, Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye, Touré, Fatoumata, Bangoura, Fodé Ousmane, Chang, Michelle A, Chea, Nora, Dotson, Ellen M, Finlay, Alyssa, Fitter, David, Hamel, Mary J, Hazim, Carmen, Larzelere, Maribeth, Park, Benjamin J, Rowe, Alexander K, Thompson-Paul, Angela M, Twyman, Anthony, Barry, Moumié, Ntaw, Godlove, Diallo, Alpha Oumar

“…During the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, a key epidemiological feature was disease transmission within healthcare facilities, indicating a need for…”
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Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among people living with HIV diagnosed using Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum-smear microscopy in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial by Agizew, Tefera, Chihota, Violet, Nyirenda, Sambayawo, Tedla, Zegabriel, Auld, Andrew F, Mathebula, Unami, Mathoma, Anikie, Boyd, Rosanna, Date, Anand, Pals, Sherri L, Lekone, Phenyo, Finlay, Alyssa

“…Xpert® MTB/RIF (Xpert) has high sensitivity for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) compared to sputum-smear microscopy (smear) and can reduce time-to-diagnosis,…”
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Patient- and provider-level risk factors associated with default from tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 2002: a case-control study by Finlay, Alyssa, Lancaster, Joey, Holtz, Timothy H, Weyer, Karin, Miranda, Abe, van der Walt, Martie

“…Persons who default from tuberculosis treatment are at risk for clinical deterioration and complications including worsening drug resistance and death. Our…”
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Correction: The second national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Vietnam by Nguyen, Hai Viet, Tiemersma, Edine W, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Cobelens, Frank G. J, Finlay, Alyssa, Glaziou, Philippe, Dao, Cu Huy, Mirtskhulava, Veriko, Nguyen, Hung Van, Pham, Huyen T. T, Khieu, Ngoc T. T, Haas, Petra de, Do, Nam Hoang, Nguyen, Phan Do, Cung, Cong Van, Nguyen, Nhung Viet

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232142.]…”
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Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial by Auld, Andrew F, Agizew, Tefera, Mathoma, Anikie, Boyd, Rosanna, Date, Anand, Pals, Sherri L, Serumola, Christopher, Mathebula, Unami, Alexander, Heather, Ellerbrock, Tedd V, Rankgoane-Pono, Goabaone, Pono, Pontsho, Shepherd, James C, Fielding, Katherine, Grant, Alison D, Finlay, Alyssa

“…Undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of HIV-related mortality. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is being rolled out globally to improve TB…”
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Molecular, Spatial, and Field Epidemiology Suggesting TB Transmission in Community, Not Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana by Surie, Diya, Fane, Othusitse, Finlay, Alyssa, Ogopotse, Matsiri, Tobias, James L, Click, Eleanor S, Modongo, Chawangwa, Zetola, Nicola M, Moonan, Patrick K, Oeltmann, John E

“…During 2012-2015, 10 of 24 patients infected with matching genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis received care at the same hospital in Gaborone, Botswana…”
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Risk scores for predicting early antiretroviral therapy mortality in sub-Saharan Africa to inform who needs intensification of care: a derivation and external validation cohort study by Auld, Andrew F, Fielding, Katherine, Agizew, Tefera, Maida, Alice, Mathoma, Anikie, Boyd, Rosanna, Date, Anand, Pals, Sherri L, Bicego, George, Liu, Yuliang, Shiraishi, Ray W, Ehrenkranz, Peter, Serumola, Christopher, Mathebula, Unami, Alexander, Heather, Charalambous, Salome, Emerson, Courtney, Rankgoane-Pono, Goabaone, Pono, Pontsho, Finlay, Alyssa, Shepherd, James C, Holmes, Charles, Ellerbrock, Tedd V, Grant, Alison D

“…Clinical scores to determine early (6-month) antiretroviral therapy (ART) mortality risk have not been developed for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), home to 70% of…”
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