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Risk and Timing of Tuberculosis Among Close Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis by Reichler, Mary R, Khan, Awal, Sterling, Timothy R, Zhao, Hui, Moran, Joyce, McAuley, James, Bessler, Patricia, Mangura, Bonita

“…The risk and timing of tuberculosis among recently exposed close contacts of patients with infectious tuberculosis are not well established. We prospectively…”
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Isoniazid-monoresistant tuberculosis is associated with poor treatment outcomes in Durban, South Africa by van der Heijden, Y. F., Karim, F., Mufamadi, G., Zako, L., Chinappa, T., Shepherd, B. E., Maruri, F., Moosa, M-Y. S., Sterling, T. R., Pym, A. S.

“…SETTING: A large tuberculosis (TB) clinic in Durban, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between isoniazid (INH) monoresistant TB and…”
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Older age at first tuberculosis diagnosis is associated with tuberculosis recurrence in HIV-negative persons by van der Heijden, Y. F., Karim, F., Chinappa, T., Mufamadi, G., Zako, L., Shepherd, B. E., Maruri, F., Moosa, M-Y. S., Sterling, T. R., Pym, A. S.

“…SETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) clinic in Durban, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To assess the factors associated with TB recurrence among human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Tuberculosis and the risk of infection with other intracellular bacteria: a population-based study by HUAMAN, M. A., FISKE, C. T., JONES, T. F., WARKENTIN, J., SHEPHERD, B. E., INGRAM, L. A., MARURI, F., STERLING, T. R.

“…Persons who develop tuberculosis (TB) may have subtle immune defects that could predispose to other intracellular bacterial infections (ICBIs). We obtained…”
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A comparison of interview methods to ascertain fluoroquinolone exposure before tuberculosis diagnosis by VAN DER HEIJDEN, Y. F., MARURI, F., HOLT, E., MITCHEL, E., WARKENTIN, J., STERLING, T. R.

“…Fluoroquinolone use before tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis delays the time to diagnosis and treatment, and increases the risk of fluoroquinolone-resistant TB and…”
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Fluoroquinolone exposure prior to tuberculosis diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of death by van der Heijden, Y. F., Maruri, F., Blackman, A., Holt, E., Warkentin, J. V., Shepherd, B. E., Sterling, T. R.

“…SETTING: Fluoroquinolone (FQ) exposure before tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is common, but its effect on outcomes, including mortality, is unclear.DESIGN: Among…”
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Chronic lung disease and HIV infection are risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis in a low-incidence setting by PETTIT, A. C, KALTENBACH, L. A, MARURI, F, CUMMINS, J, SMITH, T. R, WARKENTIN, J. V, GRIFFIN, M. R, STERLING, T. R

“…SETTING: Programmatic data from the United States on tuberculosis (TB) recurrence are limited.OBJECTIVES: To determine the TB recurrence rate and to determine…”
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Microcolonies in fluoroquinolone agar proportion susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an indicator of drug resistance by Blackman, A., May, S., Devasia, R. A., Maruri, F., Stratton, C., Sterling, T. R.

“…Microcolony growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on agar proportion susceptibility testing is neither well-defined nor previously reported with fluoroquinolone…”
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Laparoscopic surgery for ectopic pregnancies: technology assessment and public health implications by Maruri, F, Azziz, R

“…To review the process by which technology is assessed in the United States and to use the principles elicited to compare laparotomy versus laparoscopy for the…”
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Duration of Exposure Among Close Contacts of Patients With Infectious Tuberculosis and Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection by Reichler, Mary R, Khan, Awal, Yuan, Yan, Chen, Bin, McAuley, James, Mangura, Bonita, Sterling, Timothy R

“…Abstract Background Predictors of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among close contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis (TB) are incompletely…”
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Risk Factors for Tuberculosis and Effect of Preventive Therapy Among Close Contacts of Persons With Infectious Tuberculosis by Reichler, Mary R, Khan, Awal, Sterling, Timothy R, Zhao, Hui, Chen, Bin, Yuan, Yan, Moran, Joyce, McAuley, James, Mangura, Bonita

“…Abstract Background Close contacts of persons with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have high rates of TB disease. Methods We prospectively enrolled TB patients and…”
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A96 MOLECULAR MYCOBACTERIOLOGY: HOST AND BACILLUS: Macrophages From Persons With Previous Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Have Decreased Ability To Kill M. Tuberculosis In Vitro by Fiske, C, Algood, H, Blackman, A, Maruri, F, Huaman, M A, Kalams, S A, Sterling, T R

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Predictive value of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 for tuberculosis among recently exposed contacts in the United States and Canada by Reichler, Mary R., Hirsch, Christina, Yuan, Yan, Khan, Awal, Dorman, Susan E., Schluger, Neil, Sterling, Timothy R., Bakhtawar, I., LeDoux, C., McAuley, J., Beison, J., Fitzgerald, M., Naus, M., Nakajima, M., Schluger, N., Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Moran, J., Blumberg, H., Tapia, J., Singha, L., Hershfeld, E., Roche, B., Mangura, B., Sevilla, A., Sterling, T., Chavez-Lindell, T., Maruri, F., Dorman, S., Cronin, W., Munk, E., Khan, A., Yuan, Y., Chen, B., Yan, F., Shen, Y., Zhao, H., Zhang, H., Bessler, P., Fagley, M., Reichler, M., Hirsch, C., Luo, C.

“…Background We examined cytokine immune response profiles among contacts to tuberculosis patients to identify immunologic and epidemiologic correlates of…”
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Predictive value of TNF-[alpha], IFN-[gamma], and IL-10 for tuberculosis among recently exposed contacts in the United States and Canada by Reichler, Mary R, Hirsch, Christina, Yuan, Yan, Khan, Awal, Dorman, Susan E, Schluger, Neil, Sterling, Timothy R, Bakhtawar, I, LeDoux, C, McAuley, J, Beison, J, Fitzgerald, M, Naus, M, Nakajima, M, Schluger, N, Hirsch-Moverman, Y, Moran, J, Blumberg, H, Tapia, J, Singha, L, Hershfeld, E, Roche, B, Mangura, B, Sevilla, A, Sterling, T, Chavez-Lindell, T, Maruri, F, Dorman, S, Cronin, W, Munk, E, Khan, A, Yuan, Y, Chen, B, Yan, F, Shen, Y, Zhao, H, Zhang, H, Bessler, P, Fagley, M, Reichler, M, Hirsch, C, Luo, C

“…We examined cytokine immune response profiles among contacts to tuberculosis patients to identify immunologic and epidemiologic correlates of tuberculosis. We…”
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Risk factors for treatment default in close contacts with latent tuberculous infection by Fiske, C. T., Yan, F-X., Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Sterling, T. R., Reichler, M. R., the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium Task Order 2 Team

“…OBJECTIVE: 1) To characterize risk factors for non-completion of latent tuberculous infection treatment (LTBIT), and 2) to assess the impact of LTBIT regimens…”
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Fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an assessment of MGIT 960, MODS and nitrate reductase assay and fluoroquinolone cross-resistance by Devasia, Rose A., Blackman, Amondrea, May, Carolyn, Eden, Svetlana, Smith, Teresa, Hooper, Nancy, Maruri, Fernanda, Stratton, Charles, Shintani, Ayumi, Sterling, Timothy R.

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity, specificity and time to results of mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) 960, microscopic…”
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Brief clinical report on a deletion 5q35.3 by Maruri, F

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