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Shorter regimens for multidrug-/rifampicin-resistant TB by Felker, I., Trajman, A.

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The COVID-19 and TB syndemic: the way forward by Trajman, A., Felker, I., Alves, L. C., Coutinho, I., Osman, M., Meehan, S-A., Singh, U. B., Schwartz, Y.

“…Together, SARS-CoV-2 and M. tuberculosis have killed approximately 5.7 million people worldwide over the past 2 years. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the…”
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The rise of artificial intelligence reading of chest X-rays for enhanced TB diagnosis and elimination by Geric, C., Qin, Z. Z., Denkinger, C. M., Kik, S. V., Marais, B., Anjos, A., David, P-M., Ahmad Khan, F., Trajman, A.

“…We provide an overview of the latest evidence on computer-aided detection (CAD) software for automated interpretation of chest radiographs (CXRs) for TB…”
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Interferon-Gamma Release Assays versus Tuberculin Skin Testing for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Overview of the Evidence by Trajman, Anete, Steffen, R. E., Menzies, D.

“…A profusion of articles have been published on the accuracy and uses of interferon-gamma releasing assays. Here we review the clinical applications,…”
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Factors associated with non-completion of TB preventive treatment in Brazil by Cola, J. P., Nascimento do Prado, T., Alves, K. B. A., Lapa e Silva, J. R., Trajman, A., Golub, J. E., Chaisson, R. E., Maciel, E. L. N.

“…BACKGROUND: Among Brazilian initiatives to scale up TB preventive therapy (TPT) are the adoption of the 3HP regimen (12 weekly doses of rifapentine and…”
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Resource implications of the latent tuberculosis cascade of care: a time and motion study in five countries by Alsdurf, H, Oxlade, O, Adjobimey, M, Ahmad Khan, F, Bastos, M, Bedingfield, N, Benedetti, A, Boafo, D, Buu, T N, Chiang, L, Cook, V, Fisher, D, Fox, G J, Fregonese, F, Hadisoemarto, P, Johnston, J C, Kassa, F, Long, R, Moayedi Nia, S, Nguyen, T A, Obeng, J, Paulsen, C, Romanowski, K, Ruslami, R, Schwartzman, K, Sohn, H, Strumpf, E, Trajman, A, Valiquette, C, Yaha, L, Menzies, D

“…The End TB Strategy calls for global scale-up of preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but little information is available about the…”
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A public health approach to increase treatment of latent TB among household contacts in Brazil by Bastos, M. L., Oxlade, O., Benedetti, A., Fregonese, F., Valiquette, C., Lira, S. C. C., Carvalho-Cordeiro, D., Cavalcante, J. R., Faerstein, E., Albuquerque, M. F. M., Cordeiro-Santos, M., Hill, P. C., Menzies, D., Trajman, A.

“…SETTING: Two consecutive trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a public health approach to identify and correct problems in the care cascade…”
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Novel tests for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion: what works and what does not? by Trajman, A, Pai, M, Dheda, K, van Zyl Smit, R, Zwerling, A. A, Joshi, R, Kalantri, S, Daley, P, Menzies, D

“…Tuberculous pleuritis is a common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is the most common cause of pleural effusion in many countries. Conventional…”
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Cost-effectiveness of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in Brazil by Pinto, M., Steffen, R. E., Cobelens, F., van den Hof, S., Entringer, A., Trajman, A.

“…INTRODUCTION: The Xpert® MTB/RIF assay is being implemented as a substitute for sputum smear microscopy (SSM) in many low and high tuberculosis (TB) burden…”
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Cost and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment shortening: a model-based analysis by Gomez, G B, Dowdy, D W, Bastos, M L, Zwerling, A, Sweeney, S, Foster, N, Trajman, A, Islam, M A, Kapiga, S, Sinanovic, E, Knight, G M, White, R G, Wells, W A, Cobelens, F G, Vassall, A

“…Despite improvements in treatment success rates for tuberculosis (TB), current six-month regimen duration remains a challenge for many National TB Programmes,…”
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Non-completion of latent tuberculous infection treatment among children in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil by Silva, A. P. Barbosa, Hill, P., Belo, M. T. C. T., Rabelo, S. G., Menzies, D., Trajman, A.

“…BACKGROUND: Children with latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) are particularly vulnerable to progression to active tuberculosis (TB), and are thus a priority…”
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Patient costs for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Brazil: comparison of Xpert® MTB/RIF and smear microscopy by da Silva Antunes, R., Pinto, M., Trajman, A.

“…SETTING:Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, two Brazilian state capitals with the country's fifth and sixth highest tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates (around 90/100 000…”
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Artificial neural network models to support the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in adult patients by Seixas, J. M., Faria, J., Souza Filho, J. B. O., Vieira, A. F. M., Kritski, A., Trajman, A.

“…BACKGROUND: Clinicians in countries with high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence often treat pleural TB based on clinical grounds, as the availability and…”
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Factors associated with treatment adherence in a randomised trial of latent tuberculosis infection treatment by Trajman, A, Long, R, Zylberberg, D, Dion, M J, Al-Otaibi, B, Menzies, D

“…SETTING: Randomised controlled trial of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment in 10 clinics in Canada, Saudi Arabia and Brazil.OBJECTIVE: To identify…”
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Changes in QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube results during treatment for tuberculous infection by Bastos, M. L., Menzies, D., Belo, M. T. C. T., Teixeira, E. G., de Abreu, S. T., Antas, P. R. Z., Trajman, A.

“…SETTING: Randomised trial comparing 9 months of isoniazid with 4 months of rifampicin for the treatment of high-risk tuberculin skin test positive subjects in…”
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Tuberculosis treatment outcomes and socio-economic status: a prospective study in Duque de Caxias, Brazil [Short communication] by BELO, M. T. C. T, LUIZ, R. R, TEIXEIRA, E. G, HANSON, C, TRAJMAN, A

“…A prospective study was conducted to evaluate tuberculosis treatment outcomes according to socio-economic status (SES) using different classification criteria…”
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Administrative measures for preventing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Albuquerque da Costa, P, Trajman, A, Carvalho de Queiroz Mello, F, Goudinho, S, Monteiro Vieira Silva, M.A, Garret, D, Ruffino-Netto, A, Lineu Kritski, A

“…Summary Tuberculosis (TB) is an occupational disease of healthcare workers (HCWs). Administrative and engineering interventions simultaneously implemented in…”
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Medical students at risk of nosocomial tuberculosis by Guimarães Teixeira, E, Kritski, A, Ruffino-Netto, A, Steffen, R, Lapa e Silva, J.R, Belo, M, Luiz, R, Menzies, D, Trajman, A

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McNemar χ2 test revisited: comparing sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic examinations by Trajman, A., Luiz, R. R.

“…When evaluating a novel diagnostic examination for clinical use, it should be compared with a reference standard, defined as the best available examination,…”
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Uses of tuberculosis mortality surveillance to identify programme errors and improve database reporting by SELIG, L, GUEDES, R, KRITSKI, A, SPECTOR, N, LAPA E SILVA, J. R, BRAGA, J. U, TRAJMAN, A

“…BACKGROUND: In 2006, 848 persons died from tuberculosis (TB) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, corresponding to a mortality rate of 5.4 per 100 000 population. No…”
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