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WHO estimates that 1·6 million people die each year before or during tuberculosis treatment. In The Lancet Infectious Diseases , Kamila Romanowski and colleagues' 1 meta-analysis showed that tuberculosis survivors have approximately three-times[...]texto impreso
Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Hasan Rizvi, Syed M. ; Cerrillo, Gustavo ; Cok, Jaime ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Cabrera, Jose Luis ; Matos, Eduardo D. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Lymph Node Tuberculosis Working Group | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:18:36ZThe differential diagnosis for lymphadenopathy is wide and clinical presentations overlap, making obtaining an accurate diagnosis challenging. We sought to characterize the clinical and radiological characteristics, histological findings, and di[...]texto impreso
Ticona, Eduardo ; Huaroto, Luz ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Chumpitaz, Milagros ; Munayco, Cesar V. ; Maguina, Monica ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Escombe, Roderick ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:48:07ZMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) rates in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care facility increased by the year 2000-56% of TB cases, eight times the national MDRTB rate. We reported the effect of tuberculosis infection control measu[...]texto impreso
Datta, Sumona ; Saunders, Matthew J. ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Evans, Carlton A. | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T16:59:39ZIn a Perspective accompanying Sylvia and colleagues, Carlton Evans and colleagues discuss the challenge of squaring policies around tuberculosis diagnosis with the realities of clinical practice in small villages and low-resource settings.texto impreso
Shibabaw, Agumas ; Gelaw, Baye ; Kelley, Holden V. ; Tesfaye, Ephrem ; Balada-Llasat, Joan Miquel ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Torrelles, Jordi B. ; Wang, Shu-Hua ; Tessema, Belay | Elsevier | 2019-12-06T21:04:46ZBACKGROUND: Appropriate-technology tests are needed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug-susceptibility testing (DST) in resource-constrained settings. We evaluated the MDR/XDRTB colour plate thin-layer agar test (TB-CX) for M. tuberculosis DST [...]texto impreso
Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Caviedes, Luz ; Rizvi, Hasan ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Chavez, Gonzalo ; Cabrera, Jose Luis ; Matos, Eduardo D. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Lymph Node TB Working Group | American Society for Microbiology | 2019-02-06T14:52:38ZIn this study, 132 patients with lymphadenopathy were investigated. Fifty-two (39.4%) were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay provided rapid (13 days), accurate diagnosis (sensitivity, [...]texto impreso
Saunders, Matthew J. ; Wingfield, Tom ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Herlihy, Niamh ; Rocha, Claudio ; Zevallos, Karine ; Montoya, Rosario ; Ramos, Eric ; Datta, Sumona ; Evans, Carlton A. | Wiley | 2018-11-30T17:17:15ZOBJECTIVES: Mobile phone interventions have been advocated for tuberculosis care, but little is known about access of target populations to mobile phones. We studied mobile phone access among patients with tuberculosis, focusing on vulnerable pa[...]texto impreso
Datta, Sumona ; Alvarado, Keren ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Valencia, Teresa ; Aparicio, Christian ; Ramos, Eric S. ; Montoya, Rosario ; Evans, Carlton A. | Public Library of Science | 2019-07-04T17:00:20ZBACKGROUND: Assessing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) viability by fluorescein diacetate (FDA) microscopy can predict TB culture results, treatment response and infectiousness. However, diverse methods have been published. We aimed to optimise F[...]texto impreso
Saunders, Matthew J. ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Datta, Sumona ; Evans, Benjamin E. W. ; Wingfield, Tom ; Evans, Carlton A. | European Respiratory Society | 2018-12-03T17:04:41Ztexto impreso
Saunders, Matthew J. ; Wingfield, Tom ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Baldwin, Matthew R. ; Datta, Sumona ; Evans, Carlton A. | Elsevier | 2019-01-25T17:00:27Ztexto impreso
Proaño, Alvaro ; Bravard, Marjory A. ; Tracey, Brian H. ; López, José W. ; Comina, Germán ; Zimic, Mirko ; Coronel, Jorge ; Lee, Gwenyth O'Neil ; Caviedes, Luz ; Cabrera, Jose Luis ; Salas, Antonio ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Moore, David A. ; Gilman, Robert H. | BMJ Publishing Group | 2019-02-06T14:51:43ZINTRODUCTION: Cough is a key symptom of tuberculosis (TB) as well as the main cause of transmission. However, a recent literature review found that cough frequency (number of coughs per hour) in patients with TB has only been studied once, in 19[...]texto impreso
Datta, Sumona ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Montoya, Rosario ; Quevedo Cruz, Luz ; Valencia, Teresa ; Huff, Doug ; Saunders, Matthew J. ; Evans, Carlton A. | European Respiratory Society | 2020-07-14T00:01:06ZBACKGROUND: Global tuberculosis policy increasingly emphasises broad tuberculosis impacts and highlights the lack of evidence concerning tuberculosis-related quality of life (QOL). METHODS: Participants were recruited in 32 Peruvian communities [...]texto impreso
Wingfield, Tom ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Huff, Doug ; Boccia, Delia ; Montoya, Rosario ; Ramos, Eric ; Datta, Sumona ; Saunders, Matthew J. ; Lewis, James J. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Evans, Carlton A. | World Health Organization | 2019-01-25T15:02:14ZOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of socioeconomic support on tuberculosis preventive therapy initiation in household contacts of tuberculosis patients and on treatment success in patients. METHODS: A non-blinded, household-randomized, controlle[...]texto impreso
Saunders, Matthew J. ; Wingfield, Tom ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Baldwin, Matthew R. ; Datta, Sumona ; Zevallos, Karine ; Montoya, Rosario ; Valencia, Teresa R. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Moulton, Larry H. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Evans, Carlton A. | Elsevier | 2019-01-25T15:02:14ZBACKGROUND: Contacts of tuberculosis index cases are at increased risk of developing tuberculosis. Screening, preventive therapy, and surveillance for tuberculosis are underused interventions in contacts, particularly adults. We developed a scor[...]texto impreso
Bonadonna, Lily V. ; Saunders, Matthew J. ; Guio, Heinner ; Zegarra, Roberto ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZEarly detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a global priority. Prolonged symptom duration before TB diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of transmission. We aimed to determine socioeconomic and behavior[...]