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Evaluation of a Whole-Blood Interferon-γ Release Assay for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in 2 Study Populations by Bellete, Bahrie, Coberly, Jacqueline, Link Barnes, Grace, Ko, Chiew, Chaisson, Richard E., Comstock, George W., Bishai, William R.

“…A whole-blood interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) is being evaluated for its potential to replace the tuberculin skin test (TST) for detecting Mycobacterium…”
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Weekly Rifapentine/Isoniazid or Daily Rifampin/Pyrazinamide for Latent Tuberculosis in Household Contacts by Schechter, Mauro, Zajdenverg, Roberto, Falco, Gisely, Barnes, Grace Link, Faulhaber, Jose Claudio, Coberly, Jacqueline S, Moore, Richard D, Chaisson, Richard E

“…Treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection with weekly rifapentine and isoniazid is a potentially effective alternative to current therapies. To compare…”
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Post-trial perceptions of a symptom-based TB screening intervention in South Africa: implementation insights and future directions for TB preventive healthcare services by Salazar-Austin, Nicole, Milovanovic, Minja, West, Nora S, Tladi, Molefi, Barnes, Grace Link, Variava, Ebrahim, Martinson, Neil, Chaisson, Richard E, Kerrigan, Deanna

“…Tuberculosis is a top-10 cause of under-5 mortality, despite policies promoting tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT). We previously conducted a cluster…”
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A randomized, controlled trial of interventions to improve adherence to isoniazid therapy to prevent tuberculosis in injection drug users by Chaisson, R E, Barnes, G L, Hackman, J, Watkinson, L, Kimbrough, L, Metha, S, Cavalcante, S, Moore, R D

“…To determine the effect of several interventions on adherence to tuberculosis preventive therapy. We conducted a randomized trial with a factorial design…”
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Improving Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy Uptake: A Cluster-randomized Trial of Symptom-based Versus Tuberculin Skin Test–based Screening of Household Tuberculosis Contacts Less Than 5 Years of Age by Salazar-Austin, Nicole, Cohn, Silvia, Barnes, Grace Link, Tladi, Molefi, Motlhaoleng, Katlego, Swanepoel, Catharina, Motala, Zarina, Variava, Ebrahim, Martinson, Neil, Chaisson, Richard E

“…Abstract Background Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) is highly effective at preventing tuberculosis disease in household child contacts (<5 years), but is…”
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Wait Time Advantage for Transplant Candidates With HIV Who Accept Kidneys From Donors With HIV Under the HOPE Act by Motter, Jennifer D, Hussain, Sarah, Brown, Diane M, Florman, Sander, Rana, Meenakshi M, Friedman-Moraco, Rachel, Gilbert, Alexander J, Stock, Peter, Mehta, Shikha, Mehta, Sapna A, Stosor, Valentina, Elias, Nahel, Pereira, Marcus R, Haidar, Ghady, Malinis, Maricar, Morris, Michele I, Hand, Jonathan, Aslam, Saima, Schaenman, Joanna M, Baddley, John, Small, Catherine B, Wojciechowski, David, Santos, Carlos A Q, Blumberg, Emily A, Odim, Jonah, Apewokin, Senu K, Giorgakis, Emmanouil, Bowring, Mary Grace, Werbel, William A, Desai, Niraj M, Tobian, Aaron A R, Segev, Dorry L, Massie, Allan B, Durand, Christine M

“…Kidney transplant (KT) candidates with HIV face higher mortality on the waitlist compared with candidates without HIV. Because the HIV Organ Policy Equity…”
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Weekly rifapentine/lsoniazid or daily rifampin/pyrazinamide for latent tuberculosis in household contacts by SCHECHTER, Mauro, ZAJDENVERG, Roberto, FALCO, Gisely, BARNES, Grace Link, FAULHABER, José Claudio, COBERLY, Jacqueline S, MOORE, Richard D, CHAISSON, Richard E

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Evaluation of a whole-blood interferon-γ release assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in 2 study populations. Editorial commentary by BELLETE, Bahrie, COBERLY, Jacqueline, BARNES, Grace Link, KO, Chiew, CHAISSON, Richard E, COMSTOCK, George W, BISHAI, William R, NADAL, David

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