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Relapse and Acquired Rifampin Resistance in HIV-Infected Patients with Tuberculosis Treated with Rifampin- or Rifabutin-Based Regimens in New York City, 1997–2000 by Li, Jiehui, Munsiff, Sonal S., Driver, Cynthia R., Sackoff, Judith

“…Background. The relationship between rifamycin use and either relapse or treatment failure with acquired rifampin resistance (ARR) among human immunodeficiency…”
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Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on HIV replication. Role of immune activation by Goletti, D, Weissman, D, Jackson, RW, Graham, NM, Vlahov, D, Klein, RS, Munsiff, SS, Ortona, L, Cauda, R, Fauci, AS

“…The prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) has increased worldwide, in part due to the HIV epidemic. Epidemiology data have demonstrated that…”
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The DOTS strategy for controlling the global tuberculosis epidemic by Frieden, Thomas R, Munsiff, Sonal S

“…This article reviews the principles, scientific basis, and experience with implementation of the directly observed treatment strategy, short course (DOTS) for…”
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Universal genotyping in tuberculosis control program, New York City, 2001-2003 by Clark, Carla M, Driver, Cynthia R, Munsiff, Sonal S, Driscoll, Jeffrey R, Kreiswirth, Barry N, Zhao, Benyang, Ebrahimzadeh, Adeleh, Salfinger, Max, Piatek, Amy S, Abdelwahab, Jalaa

“…In 2001, New York City implemented genotyping to its tuberculosis (TB) control activities by using IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and…”
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Persistence of a Highly Resistant Strain of Tuberculosis in New York City during 1990–1999 by Munsiff, Sonal S., Nivin, Beth, Sacajiu, Galit, Mathema, Barun, Bifani, Pablo, Kreiswirth, Barry N.

“…One multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDRTB) strain, strain W, caused several nosocomial outbreaks in New York City (NYC) during 1 January…”
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Relapse in Persons Treated for Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis in a Population with High Coinfection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in New York City by Driver, Cynthia R, Munsiff, Sonal S, Li, Jiehui, Kundamal, Nicole, Osahan, Sukhminder S

“…The optimal duration of tuberculosis treatment for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been debated. A cohort of 4571 culture-positive…”
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Tuberculosis prevention for non–US-born pregnant women by Sackoff, Judith E., Pfeiffer, Melissa R., Driver, Cynthia R., Streett, Lynda S., Munsiff, Sonal S., DeHovitz, Jack A.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether non–US-born pregnant women receiving prenatal care are targeted for treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Tuberculosis in health care workers during declining tuberculosis incidence in New York State by Driver, Cynthia R., Stricof, Rachel L., Granville, Karen, Munsiff, Sonal S., Savranskaya, Galina, Kearns, Cheryl, Christie, Athalia, Oxtoby, Margaret

“…Nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) transmission has decreased dramatically in New York State since 1992; however, health care workers (HCWs) still compose >3% of TB…”
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Trends in Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in New York City, 1991–2003 by Munsiff, Sonal S., Li, Jiehui, Cook, Sharlette V., Piatek, Amy, Laraque, Fabienne, Ebrahimzadeh, Adeleh, Fujiwara, Paula I.

“…Background. Two drug-resistance surveys showed a very high prevalence of drug resistance among isolates obtained from patients with tuberculosis in 1991 and…”
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Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in New York City by Frieden, T R, Munsiff, S S, Low, D E, Willey, B M, Williams, G, Faur, Y, Eisner, W, Warren, S, Kreiswirth, B

“…Enterococci, a common cause of nosocomial infection, are intrinsically resistant to most antimicrobials and readily acquire additional resistance…”
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Which Patients' Factors Predict the Rate of Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clusters in an Urban Community? by Driver, Cynthia R., Macaraig, Michelle, McElroy, Peter D., Clark, Carla, Munsiff, Sonal S., Kreiswirth, Barry, Driscoll, Jeffrey, Zhao, Benyang

“…Factors influencing tuberculosis cluster growth are poorly understood. The authors examined clusters of two or more culture-confirmed Mycobacterium…”
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Risk factors for drug-resistant tuberculosis among non-US-born persons in New York City by CLARK, C. M, LI, J, DRIVER, C. R, MUNSIFF, S. S

“…SETTING: New York City (NYC).OBJECTIVES: To examine the extent to which prior tuberculosis (TB) treatment, length of residence in the United States and other…”
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Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, New York City, 1995-1997 by Munsiff, Sonal S, Bassoff, Trina, Nivin, Beth, Li, Jiehui, Sharma, Anu, Bifani, Pablo, Mathema, Barun, Driscoll, Jeffrey, Kreiswirth, Barry N

“…From January 1, 1995, to December 31, 1997, we reviewed records of all New York City patients who had multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB); we performed…”
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How Late after Injection Can a Tuberculin Skin Test Be Interpreted? by Munsiff, Sonal S.

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Prevalence of Tuberculin Skin Test Positivity and Conversions Among Healthcare Workers in New York City During 1994 to 2001 by Cook, Sharlette, Maw, Khin Lay, Munsiff, Sonal S., Fujiwara, Paula I., Frieden, Thomas R.

“…To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene…”
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Tuberculin Testing and Risk of Tuberculosis Infection Among New York City Schoolchildren by Gounder, Celine R, Driver, Cynthia R, Scholten, Jerod N, Shen, Huimin, Munsiff, Sonal S

“…To assess adherence to a 1996 health policy change, which discontinued mandatory tuberculin skin testing (TST) of new entrants to NYC primary schools and…”
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A Prospective Study of Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Clinical Manifestations and Factors Associated with Survival by Alpert, Peter L., Munsiff, Sonal S., Gourevitch, Marc N., Greenberg, Barbara, Klein, Robert S.

“…We prospectively studied the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the presentation and outcome of tuberculosis. A total of 216 patients…”
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Effectiveness of Isoniazid Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Infected and HIV–Uninfected Injection Drug Users in Methadone Programs by Scholten, Jerod N., Driver, Cynthia R., Munsiff, Sonal S., Kaye, Katherine, Rubino, Mary Ann, Gourevitch, Marc N., Trim, Caroline, Amofa, James, Seewald, Randy, Highley, Esther, Fujiwara, Paula I.

“…Injection drug users (IDUs) were heavily affected by the tuberculosis (TB) resurgence in New York City in the 1990s. We assessed the effectiveness of screening…”
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Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Who Were Treated with Standardized Short-Course Chemotherapy by Munsiff, Sonal S., Ahuja, Shama Desai

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Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Treatment Interruption in New York City by Driver, Cynthia R., Matus, Sandra P., Bayuga, Sharon, Winters, Ann I., Munsiff, Sonal S.

“…Setting: Large urban tuberculosis control program. Objectives: To determine the frequency and characteristics of treatment interruptions, and the factors…”
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