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Development of a TB vaccine trial site in Africa and lessons from the Ebola experience by Kaguthi, G, Nduba, V, Rabuogi, P, Okelloh, D, Ouma, S. G, Blatner, G, Gelderbloem, S, Mitchell, Ellen M. H, Scott, Cherise P, Verver, S, Hawkridge, T, de Steenwinkel, J. E. M, Laserson, K. F, Richardus, J. H

“…Tuberculosis is the deadliest infection of our time. In contrast, about 11,000 people died of Ebola between 2014 and 2016. Despite this manifest difference in…”
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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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Treatment outcome and follow-up of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients, West Coast/Winelands, South Africa, 1992-2002 by SHEAN, K. P, WILLCOX, P. A, SIWENDU, S. N, LASERSON, K. F, GROSS, L, KAMMERER, S, WELLS, C. D, HOLTZ, T. H

“…SETTING: Brooklyn Chest Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the treatment outcome and 2- and 5-year follow-up of patients treated for…”
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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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Risk factors associated with default from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 1999-2001 by HOLTZ, T. H, LANCASTER, J, LASERSON, K. F, WELLS, C. D, THORPE, L, WEYER, K

“…SETTING: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment centers in five provinces, South Africa.OBJECTIVES: To estimate the mortality and evaluate risk…”
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Risk factors for excess mortality and death in adults with tuberculosis in Western Kenya by van't Hoog, A. H., Williamson, J., Sewe, M., Mboya, P., Odeny, L. O., Agaya, J. A., Amolloh, M., Borgdorff, M. W., Laserson, K. F.

“…OBJECTIVES: To evaluate excess mortality and risk factors for death during anti-tuberculosis treatment in Western Kenya.METHODS: We abstracted surveillance…”
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What are the most sensitive and specific sign and symptom combinations for influenza in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory illness? Results from western Kenya, January 2007—July 2010 by MURRAY, E. L., KHAGAYI, S., OPE, M., BIGOGO, G., OCHOLA, R., MUTHOKA, P., NJENGA, K., ODHIAMBO, F., BURTON, D., LASERSON, K. F., BREIMAN, R. F., FEIKIN, D. R., KATZ, M. A.

“…Influenza causes severe illness and deaths, and global surveillance systems use different clinical case definitions to identify patients for diagnostic…”
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A multicenter evaluation of tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among health care workers in Brazilian hospitals by ROTH, V. R, GARRETT, D. O, LASERSON, K. F, STARLING, C. E, KRITSKI, A. L, MEDEIROS, E. A. S, BINKIN, N, JARVIS, W. R

“…SETTING: Four general Brazilian hospitals.OBJECTIVE: To assess the occupational risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) in participating hospitals.DESIGN: In…”
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Reaching the targets for tuberculosis control: the impact of HIV by Laserson, K F, Wells, C D

“…In 1991, the 44th World Health Assembly set two key targets for global tuberculosis (TB) control to be reached by 2000: 70% case detection of acid-fast bacilli…”
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Performance of six commercial enzyme immunoassays and two alternative HIV-testing algorithms for the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in Kisumu, Western Kenya by Zeh, C., Oyaro, B., Vandenhoudt, H., Amornkul, P., Kasembeli, A., Bondo, P., Mwaengo, D., Thomas, T.K., Hart, C., Laserson, K.F., Ondoa, P., Nkengasong, J.N.

“…► We retrospectively assessed the performance of six commercial Enzyme Immunoassays. ► Two ELISA/rapid tests selected as alternative algorithms for prospective…”
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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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Concordance of programmatic and laboratory-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Peru by Alexy, E. R., Podewils, L. J., Mitnick, C. D., Becerra, M. C., Laserson, K. F., Bonilla, C.

“…BACKGROUND: Confirmation of cure for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients requires laboratory tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth on…”
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Successful use of rifampicin for Hispanic foreign-born patients with latent tuberculosis infection by HALEY, C. A, STEPHAN, S, VOSSEL, L. F, SHERFY, E. A, LASERSON, K. F, KAINER, M. A

“…SETTING: Four months of rifampicin (4R) is recommended for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), although data regarding its use are limited…”
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Substandard tuberculosis drugs on the global market and their simple detection by LASERSON, K. F, KENYON, A. S, KENYON, T. A, LAYLOFF, T, BINKIN, N. J

“…SETTING: The prevalence of substandard anti-tuberculosis drugs is unknown. To maximize the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) control efforts, simple,…”
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Improved Sensitivity of Sputum Smear Microscopy after Processing Specimens with C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine To Detect Acid-Fast Bacilli: a Study of United States-Bound Immigrants from Vietnam by Laserson, K. F, Yen, N. T. N, Thornton, C. G, Mai, V. T. C, Jones, W, An, D. Q, Phuoc, N. H, Trinh, N. A, Nhung, D. T. C, Lien, T. X, Lan, N. T. N, Wells, C, Binkin, N, Cetron, M, Maloney, S. A

“…The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of the specimen-processing method that uses the detergent C₁₈-carboxypropylbetaine (CB-18) on the sensitivity…”
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Factors associated with typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection among children <5 years old with moderate-to-severe diarrhoea in rural western Kenya, 2008–2012 by Fagerli, K., Omore, R., Kim, S., Ochieng, J. B., Ayers, T. L., Juma, J., Farag, T. H., Nasrin, D., Panchalingam, S., Robins-Browne, R. M., Nataro, J. P., Kotloff, K. L., Levine, M. M., Oundo, J., Parsons, M. B., Laserson, K. F., Mintz, E. D., Breiman, R. F., O'Reilly, C. E.

“…Typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (tEPEC) infection is a major cause of diarrhoea and contributor to mortality in children <5 years old in developing…”
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Capacity building for international tuberculosis control through operations research training by LASERSON, K. F, BINKIN, N. J, HOLTZ, T, VITEK, E, GAMMINO, V, TAN, K, FINLAY, A, DEWAN, P, MIRANDA, A, AQUINO, G, WEYER, K, SY, D. N, THORPE, L. E, VERNON, A, BECERRA, J, ERSHOVA, J, WELLS, C. D, LAING, R, LADEMARCO, M. F, BLOOM, A, AGERTON, T. B, NELSON, L, CEGIELSKI, J. P, FERROUSSIER, O

“…SETTING: In resource-poor countries, few tuberculosis (TB) program staff at the national, provincial, and even district levels have the basic analytical and…”
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Genetic Characterization of an Epidemic of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria among Yanomami Amerindians by Laserson, K. F., Petralanda, I., Almera, R., Barker, R. H., Spielman, A., Maguire, J. H., Wirth, D. F.

“…Malaria parasites are genetically diverse at all levels of endemicity. In contrast, the merozoite surface protein (MSP) alleles in samples from 2 isolated…”
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Clinical and programmatic mismanagement rather than community outbreak as the cause of chronic, drug-resistant tuberculosis in Buenaventura, Colombia, 1998 by LASERSON, K. F, OSORIO, L, HENRIQUEZ, N, RODRIGUEZ, E, METCHOCK, B, BINKIN, N. J, SHEPPARD, J. D, HERNANDEZ, H, BENITEZ, A. M, BRIM, S, WOODLEY, C. L, HAZBON, M. H, VILLEGAS, M. V, CASTANO, M. C

“…SETTING: Buenaventura, Colombia.OBJECTIVE: To assess whether antituberculosis drug resistance was generated by poor management or community…”
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TST reversion in a BCG-revaccinated population of nursing and medical students, São Paulo, Brazil, 1997-2000 by LEVY, M. Z, MEDEIROS, E. A. S, BINKIN, N, LASERSON, K. F, SHANG, N, SOARES, M. C. S, HOMENKO, A. S, ALMEIDA, R. M, GARRETT, D. O, ROTH, V. R, JARVIS, W. R, WELLS, C. D

“…SETTING: A major university in São Paulo, Brazil, where vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) with bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) was routinely offered to…”
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