Search Results - "Starke, Jeffrey R."

Treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chiang, Silvia S, Dr, Khan, Faiz Ahmad, MD, Milstein, Meredith B, MPH, Tolman, Arielle W, BA, Benedetti, Andrea, PhD, Starke, Jeffrey R, Prof, Becerra, Mercedes C, ScD

“…Summary Background Tuberculous meningitis disproportionately affects young children. We aimed to characterise treatment outcomes for this deadliest and most…”
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Window Period Prophylaxis for Children Exposed to Tuberculosis, Houston, Texas, USA, 2007-2017 by Cruz, Andrea T, Starke, Jeffrey R

“…In this retrospective study, we assessed the safety of window period prophylaxis and proportion of tuberculin skin test (TST) conversions in children <5 years…”
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New Diagnostics for Childhood Tuberculosis by Chiang, Silvia S., MD, Swanson, Douglas S., MD, Starke, Jeffrey R., MD

“…The challenge of diagnosing childhood tuberculosis (TB) results from its paucibacillary nature and the difficulties of sputum collection in children…”
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Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010-2015 by Lamb, Gabriella S, Cruz, Andrea T, Camp, Elizabeth A, Javier, Michelle, Montour, Jessica, Piper, Tamisha, Shah, Umair A, Starke, Jeffrey R

“…US guidelines have recommended testing children emigrating from high tuberculosis-incidence countries with interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) or…”
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Strengthening Tuberculosis Services for Children and Adolescents in Low Endemic Settings by Starke, Jeffrey R, Erkens, Connie, Ritz, Nicole, Kitai, Ian

“…In low tuberculosis-burden countries, children and adolescents with the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) infection or disease are usually those who have…”
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Mycobacterium abscessus Infections in Children: A Review of Current Literature by Lamb, Gabriella S, Starke, Jeffrey R

“…There is limited literature on Mycobacterium abscessus infections in children and limited data about its diagnosis and management. The incidence of infections…”
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Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents: Testing and Treatment by Nolt, Dawn, Starke, Jeffrey R

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important problem among children in the United States and throughout the world. There is no diagnostic reference standard for…”
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Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: A Forgotten Public Health Emergency by du Preez, Karen, Jenkins, Helen E, Donald, Peter R, Solomons, Regan S, Graham, Stephen M, Schaaf, H Simon, Starke, Jeffrey R, Hesseling, Anneke C, Seddon, James A

“…Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with tuberculosis (TB), yet there are currently no estimates of the…”
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a young child after travel to India by Salazar-Austin, Nicole, MD, Ordonez, Alvaro A, MD, Hsu, Alice Jenh, PharmD, Benson, Jane E, MD, Mahesh, Mahadevappa, PhD, Menachery, Elizabeth, MD, Razeq, Jafar H, PhD, Salfinger, Max, MD, Starke, Jeffrey R, Prof, Milstone, Aaron M, MD, Parrish, Nicole, PhD, Nuermberger, Eric L, MD, Jain, Sanjay K, Dr

“…Summary Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, but little is known about XDR tuberculosis in young…”
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Interferon-γ Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection in Children by Starke, Jeffrey R., MD

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Molecular Epidemiological Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates in a Pediatric Population of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Determination of Risk Factors for Infection with the Houston-1 Strain by Luna, Ruth Ann, Millecker, Laura A, Webb, C Renee, Mason, Sally K, Whaley, Elaine M, Starke, Jeffrey R, Hiatt, Peter W, Versalovic, James

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Tuberculin Skin Test Versus the Interferon-γ Release Assays: Out With the Old, In With the New by Starke, Jeffrey R

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Identifying adolescents at risk for suboptimal adherence to tuberculosis treatment: A prospective cohort study by Chiang, Silvia S, Tanzer, Joshua Ray, Starke, Jeffrey R, Friedman, Jennifer F, Roman Sinche, Betsabe, León Ostos, Katya, Espinoza Meza, Rosa, Altamirano, Elmer, Beckhorn, Catherine B, Oliva Rapoport, Victoria E, Tovar, Marco A, Lecca, Leonid

“…Adolescents account for an estimated 800,000 incident tuberculosis (TB) cases annually and are at risk for suboptimal adherence to TB treatment. Most studies…”
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Fluid Overload and Kidney Injury Score as a Predictor for Ventilator-Associated Events by Vaewpanich, Jarin, Akcan-Arikan, Ayse, Coss-Bu, Jorge A, Kennedy, Curtis E, Starke, Jeffrey R, Thammasitboon, Satid

“…The Pediatric and Neonatal Working group developed new ventilator associated events (VAE) definitions for children and neonates. VAE includes…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Latent Tuberculosis Screening Before Steroid Therapy for Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Children by Laskin, Benjamin L., MD, MS, Goebel, Jens, MD, Starke, Jeffrey R., MD, Schauer, Daniel P., MD, MSc, Eckman, Mark H., MD, MS

“…Background Guidelines differ on screening recommendations for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) prior to immunosuppressive therapy. We aimed to determine…”
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Alleles of the NRAMP1 Gene Are Risk Factors for Pediatric Tuberculosis Disease by Malik, Suneil, Abel, Laurent, Tooker, Heather, Poon, Audrey, Simkin, Leah, Girard, Manon, Adams, Gerald J, Starke, Jeffrey R, Smith, Kimberly C, Graviss, Edward A, Musser, James M, Schurr, Erwin

“…Relatively little is known about the human genetics of susceptibility to common diseases caused by bacterial pathogens. Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium…”
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Children by Dunn, James J, Starke, Jeffrey R, Revell, Paula A

“…Diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is challenging; even with advanced technologies, the diagnosis is often difficult to confirm microbiologically in part…”
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What's in a number? Accurate estimates of childhood tuberculosis by Cruz, Andrea T, Starke, Jeffrey R

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Official American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis by Nahid, Payam, Dorman, Susan E, Alipanah, Narges, Barry, Pennan M, Brozek, Jan L, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Chaisson, Lelia H, Chaisson, Richard E, Daley, Charles L, Grzemska, Malgosia, Higashi, Julie M, Ho, Christine S, Hopewell, Philip C, Keshavjee, Salmaan A, Lienhardt, Christian, Menzies, Richard, Merrifield, Cynthia, Narita, Masahiro, O'Brien, Rick, Peloquin, Charles A, Raftery, Ann, Saukkonen, Jussi, Schaaf, H Simon, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Starke, Jeffrey R, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Vernon, Andrew

“…The American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Infectious Diseases Society of America jointly sponsored the development of this…”
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Mycobacterium simiae Complex Infection in an Immunocompetent Child by Cruz, Andrea T, Goytia, Veronica K, Starke, Jeffrey R

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria are ubiquitous in the environment but rarely infect immunocompetent patients. We describe a pediatric case of Mycobacterium simiae…”
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