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July 2017

Observational study to estimate the changes in the effectiveness of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination with time since vaccination for preventing tuberculosis in the UK. (2016) Mangtani, P; Nguipdop-Djomo, P; Keogh, RH; Trinder, L; Smith, PG; Fine, PE; Sterne, J; Abubakar, I; Vynnycky, E; Watson, J; Elliman, D; Lipman, M; Rodrigues, LC

March 2017

The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis. (2016) Dheda, Keertan; Gumbo, Tawanda; Maartens, Gary; Dooley, Kelly E; McNerney, Ruth; Murray, Megan; Furin, Jennifer; Nardell, Edward A; London, Leslie; Lessem, Erica; Theron, Grant; van Helden, Paul; Niemann, Stefan; Merker, Matthias; Dowdy, David; Van Rie, Annelies; Siu, Gilman KH; Pasipanodya, Jotam G; Rodrigues, Camilla; Clark, Taane G; Sirgel, Frik A; Esmail, Aliasgar; Lin, Hsien-Ho; Atre, Sachin R; Schaaf, H Simon; Chang, Kwok Chiu; Lange, Christoph; Nahid, Payam; Udwadia, Zarir F; Horsburgh, C Robert; Churchyard, Gavin J; Menzies, Dick; Hesseling, Anneke C; Nuermberger, Eric; McIlleron, Helen; Fennelly, Kevin P; Goemaere, Eric; Jaramillo, Ernesto; Low, Marcus; Jara, Carolina Morán; Padayatchi, Nesri; Warren, Robin M

Can tuberculosis patients in resource-constrained settings afford chest radiography? (2016) Pedrazzoli, D; Lalli, M; Boccia, D; Houben, R; Kranzer, K

February 2017

The patient costs of care for those with TB and HIV: a cross-sectional study from South Africa. (2016) Mudzengi, Don; Sweeney, Sedona; Hippner, Piotr; Kufa, Tendesayi; Fielding, Katherine; Grant, Alison D; Churchyard, Gavin; Vassall, Anna

Serial QuantiFERON testing and tuberculosis disease risk among young children: an observational cohort study. (2016) Andrews, Jason R; Nemes, Elisa; Tameris, Michele; Landry, Bernard S; Mahomed, Hassan; McClain, J Bruce; Fletcher, Helen A; Hanekom, Willem A; Wood, Robin; McShane, Helen; Scriba, Thomas J; Hatherill, Mark

January 2017

Outcomes, infectiousness, and transmission dynamics of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and home-discharged patients with programmatically incurable tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study. (2016) Dheda, Keertan; Limberis, Jason D; Pietersen, Elize; Phelan, Jody; Esmail, Aliasgar; Lesosky, Maia; Fennelly, Kevin P; Te Riele, Julian; Mastrapa, Barbara; Streicher, Elizabeth M; Dolby, Tania; Abdallah, Abdallah M; Ben-Rached, Fathia; Simpson, John; Smith, Liezel; Gumbo, Tawanda; van Helden, Paul; Sirgel, Frederick A; McNerney, Ruth; Theron, Grant; Pain, Arnab; Clark, Taane G; Warren, Robin M

Wildlife-livestock interactions and risk areas for cross-species spread of bovine tuberculosis. (2016) Meunier, Natascha V; Sebulime, Peregrine; White, Richard G; Kock, Richard

December 2016

Isoniazid preventive treatment among child contacts of adults with smear-positive tuberculosis in The Gambia. (2016) Egere, U; Sillah, A; Togun, T; Kandeh, S; Cole, F; Jallow, A; Able-Thomas, A; Hoelscher, M; Heinrich, N; Hill, PC; Kampmann, B

A novel blood test for tuberculosis prevention and treatment. (2016) Penn-Nicholson, A; Scriba, TJ; Hatherill, M; White, RG; Sumner, T

A role for mycobacterial blood culture and molecular analysis of lymph node tissue. (2016) Jolobe, Oscar Mp; Bharucha, Tehmina; Cockbain, Beatrice; Brown, Michael

Why the Convention on the Rights of the Child must become a guiding framework for the realization of the rights of children affected by tuberculosis. (2016) Basu Roy, Robindra; Brandt, Nicola; Moodie, Nicolette; Motlagh, Mitra; Rasanathan, Kumanan; Seddon, James A; Detjen, Anne K; Kampmann, Beate

Modelling approaches for tuberculosis: are they realistic? - Authors' reply. (2016) Menzies, Nicolas A; Gomez, Gabriella B; Vassall, Anna

Beyond pills and tests: addressing the social determinants of tuberculosis. (2016) Wingfield, Tom; Tovar, Marco A; Huff, Doug; Boccia, Delia; Saunders, Matthew J; Datta, Sumona; Montoya, Rosario; Ramos, Eric; Lewis, James J; Gilman, Robert H; Evans, Carlton

Removing the bottleneck in whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for rapid drug resistance analysis: a call to action. (2016) McNerney, Ruth; Clark, Taane G; Campino, Susana; Rodrigues, Camilla; Dolinger, David; Smith, Liezel; Cabibbe, Andrea M; Dheda, Keertan; Schito, Marco

The variability and reproducibility of whole genome sequencing technology for detecting resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs. (2016) Phelan, Jody; O'Sullivan, Denise M; Machado, Diana; Ramos, Jorge; Whale, Alexandra S; O'Grady, Justin; Dheda, Keertan; Campino, Susana; McNerney, Ruth; Viveiros, Miguel; Huggett, Jim F; Clark, Taane G

Evaluating the impact of healthcare provider training to improve tuberculosis management: a systematic review of methods and outcome indicators used. (2016) Wu, Shishi; Roychowdhury, Imara; Khan, Mishal

The association of hyperglycaemia with prevalent tuberculosis: a population-based cross-sectional study. (2016) Bailey, Sarah Lou; Ayles, Helen; Beyers, Nulda; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; Muyoyeta, Monde; du Toit, Elizabeth; Yudkin, John S; Floyd, Sian

Less research on tuberculosis than HIV and malaria when research agendas are poorly coordinated: a systematic review of research outputs from Cambodia. (2016) Khan, Mishal; James, Richard; Sundaram, Neisha; Wu, Shishi; Eang, Mao Tang; Vonthanak, Saphonn; Coker, Richard

Role of pyrazinamide in the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a multi-strain mathematical model. (2016) Fofana, MO; Shrestha, S; Knight, GM; Cohen, T; White, RG; Cobelens, F; Dowdy, DW description

Cost and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment shortening: a model-based analysis. (2016) Gomez, GB; Dowdy, DW; Bastos, ML; Zwerling, A; Sweeney, S; Foster, N; Trajman, A; Islam, MA; Kapiga, S; Sinanovic, E; Knight, GM; White, RG; Wells, WA; Cobelens, FG; Vassall, A

November 2016

Maternal BCG scar is associated with increased infant proinflammatory immune responses. (2016) Mawa, Patrice Akusa; Webb, Emily L; Filali-Mouhim, Abdelali; Nkurunungi, Gyaviira; Sekaly, Rafick-Pierre; Lule, Swaib Abubaker; Prentice, Sarah; Nash, Stephen; Dockrell, Hazel M; Elliott, Alison M; Cose, Stephen

Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa. (2016) Karat, Aaron S; Omar, Tanvier; von Gottberg, Anne; Tlali, Mpho; Chihota, Violet N; Churchyard, Gavin J; Fielding, Katherine L; Johnson, Suzanne; Martinson, Neil A; McCarthy, Kerrigan; Wolter, Nicole; Wong, Emily B; Charalambous, Salome; Grant, Alison D

The TB vaccine H56+IC31 dose-response curve is peaked not saturating: Data generation for new mathematical modelling methods to inform vaccine dose decisions. (2016) Rhodes, Sophie J; Zelmer, Andrea; Knight, Gwenan M; Prabowo, Satria Arief; Stockdale, Lisa; Evans, Thomas G; Lindenstrøm, Thomas; White, Richard G; Fletcher, Helen description

The emerging threat of pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa: preparing for large-scale tuberculosis research and drug resistance surveillance. (2016) Gehre, Florian; Otu, Jacob; Kendall, Lindsay; Forson, Audrey; Kwara, Awewura; Kudzawu, Samuel; Kehinde, Aderemi O; Adebiyi, Oludele; Salako, Kayode; Baldeh, Ignatius; Jallow, Aisha; Jallow, Mamadou; Dagnra, Anoumou; Dissé, Kodjo; Kadanga, Essosimna A; Idigbe, Emmanuel Oni; Onubogu, Catherine; Onyejepu, Nneka; Gaye-Diallo, Aissatou; Ba-Diallo, Awa; Rabna, Paulo; Mane, Morto; Sanogo, Moumine; Diarra, Bassirou; Dezemon, Zingue; Sanou, Adama; Senghore, Madikay; Kwambana-Adams, Brenda A; Demba, Edward; Faal-Jawara, Tutty; Kumar, Samrat; Tientcheu, Leopold D; Jallow, Adama; Ceesay, Samba; Adetifa, Ifedayo; Jaye, Assan; Pallen, Mark J; D'Alessandro, Umberto; Kampmann, Beate; Adegbola, Richard A; Mboup, Souleymane; Corrah, Tumani; de Jong, Bouke C; Antonio, Martin

Association of slow recovery of Mycobacterium africanum-infected patients posttreatment with high content of Persister-Like bacilli in pretreatment sputum. (2016) Tientcheu, Leopold D; Bell, Andrew; Secka, Oumie; Ayorinde, Abigail; Otu, Jacob; Garton, Nathalie J; Sutherland, Jayne S; Ota, Martin O; Antonio, Martin; Dockrell, HM; Kampmann, Beate; Barer, Michael R

Alternate efflux pump mechanism may contribute to drug resistance in extensively drug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (2016) Kanji, Akbar; Hasan, Rumina; Zaver, Ambreen; Ali, Asho; Imtiaz, Kehkashan; Ashraf, Mussarat; Clark, Taane G; McNerney, Ruth; Shafiq, Samreen; Hasan, Zahra

Predicting tuberculosis risk. (2016) Kik, Sandra V; Cobelens, Frank; Moore, David

October 2016

Turkish and Japanese Mycobacterium tuberculosis sublineages share a remote common ancestor. (2016) Refrégier, Guislaine; Abadia, Edgar; Matsumoto, Tomoshige; Ano, Hiromi; Takashima, Tetsuya; Tsuyuguchi, Izuo; Aktas, Elif; Cömert, Füsun; Gomgnimbou, Michel Kireopori; Panaiotov, Stefan; Phelan, Jody; Coll, Francesc; McNerney, Ruth; Pain, Arnab; Clark, Taane G; Sola, Christophe

The Global Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Re-estimation Using Mathematical Modelling. (2016) Houben, Rein MGJ; Dodd, Peter J

Verbal autopsy-assigned causes of death among adults being investigated for TB in South Africa. (2016) Maraba, N; Karat, AS; McCarthy, K; Churchyard, GJ; Charalambous, S; Kahn, K; Grant, AD; Chihota, V

Cost-effectiveness and resource implications of aggressive action on tuberculosis in China, India, and South Africa: a combined analysis of nine models. (2016) Menzies, Nicolas A; Gomez, Gabriela B; Bozzani, Fiammetta; Chatterjee, Susmita; Foster, Nicola; Baena, Ines Garcia; Laurence, Yoko V; Qiang, Sun; Siroka, Andrew; Sweeney, Sedona; Verguet, Stéphane; Arinaminpathy, Nimalan; Azman, Andrew S; Bendavid, Eran; Chang, Stewart T; Cohen, Ted; Denholm, Justin T; Dowdy, David W; Eckhoff, Philip A; Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D; Handel, Andreas; Huynh, Grace H; Lalli, Marek; Lin, Hsien-Ho; Mandal, Sandip; McBryde, Emma S; Pandey, Surabhi; Salomon, Joshua A; Suen, Sze-Chuan; Sumner, Tom; Trauer, James M; Wagner, Bradley G; Whalen, Christopher C; Wu, Chieh-Yin; Boccia, Delia; Chadha, Vineet K; Charalambous, Salome; Chin, Daniel P; Churchyard, Gavin; Daniels, Colleen; Dewan, Puneet; Ditiu, Lucica; Eaton, Jeffrey W; Grant, Alison D; Hippner, Piotr; Hosseini, Mehran; Mametja, David; Pretorius, Carel; Pillay, Yogan; Rade, Kiran; Sahu, Suvanand; Wang, Lixia; Houben, Rein MGJ; Kimerling, Michael E; White, Richard G; Vassall, Anna

Detecting Mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamidase Gene pncA to Improve Infection Control and Decrease Drug Resistance Rates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection. (2016) Dudley, Matthew Z; Sheen, Patricia; Gilman, Robert H; Ticona, Eduardo; Friedland, Jon S; Kirwan, Daniela E; Caviedes, Luz; Rodriguez, Richard; Cabrera, Lilia Z; Coronel, Jorge; Grandjean, Louis; Moore, David AJ; Evans, Carlton A; Huaroto, Luz; Chávez-Pérez, Víctor; Zimic, Mirko

Feasibility of achieving the 2025 WHO global tuberculosis targets in South Africa, China, and India: a combined analysis of 11 mathematical models. (2016) Houben, Rein MGJ; Menzies, Nicolas A; Sumner, Tom; Huynh, Grace H; Arinaminpathy, Nimalan; Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D; Lin, Hsien-Ho; Wu, Chieh-Yin; Mandal, Sandip; Pandey, Surabhi; Suen, Sze-Chuan; Bendavid, Eran; Azman, Andrew S; Dowdy, David W; Bacaër, Nicolas; Rhines, Allison S; Feldman, Marcus W; Handel, Andreas; Whalen, Christopher C; Chang, Stewart T; Wagner, Bradley G; Eckhoff, Philip A; Trauer, James M; Denholm, Justin T; McBryde, Emma S; Cohen, Ted; Salomon, Joshua A; Pretorius, Carel; Lalli, Marek; Eaton, Jeffrey W; Boccia, Delia; Hosseini, Mehran; Gomez, Gabriela B; Sahu, Suvanand; Daniels, Colleen; Ditiu, Lucica; Chin, Daniel P; Wang, Lixia; Chadha, Vineet K; Rade, Kiran; Dewan, Puneet; Hippner, Piotr; Charalambous, Salome; Grant, Alison D; Churchyard, Gavin; Pillay, Yogan; Mametja, L David; Kimerling, Michael E; Vassall, Anna; White, Richard G

Cohort Profile: The Kilifi Vaccine Monitoring Study. (2016) Adetifa, Ifedayo MO; Bwanaali, Tahreni; Wafula, Jackline; Mutuku, Alex; Karia, Boniface; Makumi, Anne; Mwatsuma, Pauline; Bauni, Evasius; Hammitt, Laura L; Nokes, D James; Maree, Ephantus; Tabu, Collins; Kamau, Tatu; Mataza, Christine; Williams, Thomas N; Scott, J Anthony G

September 2016

Rapid urine-based screening for tuberculosis to reduce AIDS-related mortality in hospitalized patients in Africa (the STAMP trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (2016) Gupta-Wright, Ankur; Fielding, Katherine L; van Oosterhout, Joep J; Wilson, Douglas K; Corbett, Elizabeth L; Flach, Clare; Reddy, Krishna P; Walensky, Rochelle P; Peters, Jurgens A; Alufandika-Moyo, Melanie; Lawn, Stephen D

The potential impact of BCG vaccine supply shortages on global paediatric tuberculosis mortality. (2016) Harris, Rebecca C; Dodd, Peter J; White, Richard G

Polyfunctional CD4 T-cells correlate with in vitro mycobacterial growth inhibition following Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccination of infants. (2016) Smith, Steven G; Zelmer, Andrea; Blitz, Rose; Fletcher, Helen A; Dockrell, Hazel M

Xpert MTB/RIF - why the lack of morbidity and mortality impact in intervention trials? (2016) Auld, AF; Fielding, KL; Gupta-Wright, A; Lawn, SD

Sex Differences in Tuberculosis Burden and Notifications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (2016) Horton, Katherine C; MacPherson, Peter; Houben, Rein MGJ; White, Richard G; Corbett, Elizabeth L

The economic effects of supporting tuberculosis-affected households in Peru. (2016) Wingfield, Tom; Tovar, Marco A; Huff, Doug; Boccia, Delia; Montoya, Rosario; Ramos, Eric; Lewis, James J; Gilman, Robert H; Evans, Carlton A

Higher cost of implementing Xpert(®) MTB/RIF in Ugandan peripheral settings: implications for cost-effectiveness. (2016) Hsiang, E; Little, KM; Haguma, P; Hanrahan, CF; Katamba, A; Cattamanchi, A; Davis, JL; Vassall, A; Dowdy, D

August 2016

Assessing the impact of defining a global priority research agenda to address HIV-associated tuberculosis. (2016) Odone, Anna; Matteelli, Alberto; Chiesa, Valentina; Cella, Paola; Ferrari, Antonio; Pezzetti, Federica; Signorelli, Carlo; Getahun, Haileyesus

Sleeping Beauty and the Story of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccine. (2016) Fletcher, Helen A

A new tool for tuberculosis vaccine screening: Ex vivo Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition Assay indicates BCG-mediated protection in a murine model of tuberculosis. (2016) Zelmer, Andrea; Tanner, Rachel; Stylianou, Elena; Damelang, Timon; Morris, Sheldon; Izzo, Angelo; Williams, Ann; Sharpe, Sally; Pepponi, Ilaria; Walker, Barry; Hokey, David A; McShane, Helen; Brennan, Michael; Fletcher, Helen

In vitro mycobacterial growth inhibition assays: A tool for the assessment of protective immunity and evaluation of tuberculosis vaccine efficacy. (2016) Tanner, Rachel; O'Shea, Matthew K; Fletcher, Helen A; McShane, Helen

Investments in tuberculosis research - what are the gaps? (2016) Khan, Mishal S; Fletcher, Helen; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine TB Centre Steerin; Coker, Richard

The global diabetes epidemic: what does it mean for infectious diseases in tropical countries? (2016) van Crevel, Reinout; van de Vijver, Steven; Moore, David AJ

July 2016

Systematic review of mathematical models exploring the epidemiological impact of future TB vaccines. (2016) Harris, RC; Sumner, T; Knight, GM; White, RG

HIV and tuberculosis in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa. (2016) Telisinghe, Lilanganee; Charalambous, Salome; Topp, Stephanie M; Herce, Michael E; Hoffmann, Christopher J; Barron, Peter; Schouten, Erik J; Jahn, Andreas; Zachariah, Rony; Harries, Anthony D; Beyrer, Chris; Amon, Joseph J

Plasma Membrane Profiling Reveals Upregulation of ABCA1 by Infected Macrophages Leading to Restriction of Mycobacterial Growth. (2016) Long, Jing; Basu Roy, Robindra; Zhang, Yanjia J; Antrobus, Robin; Du, Yuxian; Smith, Duncan L; Weekes, Michael P; Javid, Babak

CD4+ T Cells Recognizing PE/PPE Antigens Directly or via Cross Reactivity Are Protective against Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. (2016) Sayes, Fadel; Pawlik, Alexandre; Frigui, Wafa; Gröschel, Matthias I; Crommelynck, Samuel; Fayolle, Catherine; Cia, Felipe; Bancroft, Gregory J; Bottai, Daria; Leclerc, Claude; Brosch, Roland; Majlessi, Laleh

Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 Lineage on TB Diagnostics in West Africa: Decreased Sensitivity of Rapid Identification Tests in The Gambia. (2016) Ofori-Anyinam, Boatema; Kanuteh, Fatoumatta; Agbla, Schadrac C; Adetifa, Ifedayo; Okoi, Catherine; Dolganov, Gregory; Schoolnik, Gary; Secka, Ousman; Antonio, Martin; de Jong, Bouke C; Gehre, Florian

High burden of prevalent tuberculosis among previously treated people in Southern Africa suggests potential for targeted control interventions. (2016) Marx, Florian M; Floyd, Sian; Ayles, Helen; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; Beyers, Nulda; Cohen, Ted

June 2016

Transcriptional Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exposed to In Vitro Lysosomal Stress. (2016) Lin, Wenwei; de Sessions, Paola Florez; Teoh, Garrett Hor Keong; Mohamed, Ahmad Naim Nazri; Zhu, Yuan O; Koh, Vanessa Hui Qi; Ang, Michelle Lay Teng; Dedon, Peter C; Hibberd, Martin Lloyd; Alonso, Sylvie

Evaluation of cytokine responses against novel Mtb antigens as diagnostic markers for TB disease. (2016) Awoniyi, DO; Teuchert, A; Sutherland, JS; Mayanja-Kizza, H; Howe, R; Mihret, A; Loxton, AG; Sheehama, J; Kassa, D; Crampin, AC; Dockrell, HM; Kidd, M; Rosenkrands, I; Geluk, A; Ottenhoff, TH; Corstjens, PL; Chegou, NN; Walzl, G; AE-TBC Consortium; COLLABORATORS; Walzl, G; Chegou, NN; Kriel, M; van der Spuy, G; Loxton, AG; Stanley, K; Malherbe, S; Mcanda, S; Kriel, B; Phalane, KG; Essone, P; Sutherland, JS; Owolabi, O; Sillah, A; Mendy, J; Gindeh, A; Donkor, S; Togun, T; Ota, M; Crampin, AC; Simukonda, F; Amberbir, A; Chilongo, F; Houben, R; Kassa, D; Gebrezgeabher, A; Mesfin, G; Belay, Y; Gebremichael, G; Alemayehu, Y; van der Vyver, M; Amutenya, FN; Nelongo, JN; Monye, L; Sheehama, JA; Iipinge, S; Mayanja-Kizza, H; Namuganga, AR; Muzanye, G; Nsereko, M; Peters, P; Howe, R; Mihret, A; Bekele, Y; Tessema, B; Yamuah, L; Ottenhoff, TH; Geluk, A; Franken, K; Corstjens, PL; Tjon Kon Fat, EM; de Dood, CJ; van der Ploeg-van Schip, JJ; Rosenkrands, I; Aagaard, C; Kaufmann, SH; Esterhuyse, MM; Cliff, JM; Dockrell, HM description

Cost-Effectiveness of Automated Digital Microscopy for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis. (2016) Jha, Swati; Ismail, Nazir; Clark, David; Lewis, James J; Omar, Shaheed; Dreyer, Andries; Chihota, Violet; Churchyard, Gavin; Dowdy, David W

Evidence to inform resource allocation for tuberculosis control in Myanmar: a systematic review based on the SYSRA framework. (2016) Khan, MS; Schwanke Khilji, SU; Saw, S; Coker, RJ description

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lateral Flow Urine LAM Assay for TB Screening of Adults with Advanced Immunosuppression Attending Routine HIV Care in South Africa. (2016) Hanifa, Yasmeen; Fielding, Katherine L; Chihota, Violet N; Adonis, Lungiswa; Charalambous, Salome; Karstaedt, Alan; McCarthy, Kerrigan; Nicol, Mark P; Ndlovu, Nontobeko T; Sahid, Faieza; Churchyard, Gavin J; Grant, Alison D

The effect of surgery on the outcome of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2016) Harris, Rebecca C; Khan, Mishal S; Martin, Laura J; Allen, Victoria; Moore, David AJ; Fielding, Katherine; Grandjean, Louis; LSHTM MDR-TB surgery systematic review group

Towards cash transfer interventions for tuberculosis prevention, care and control: key operational challenges and research priorities. (2016) Boccia, Delia; Pedrazzoli, Debora; Wingfield, Tom; Jaramillo, Ernesto; Lönnroth, Knut; Lewis, James; Hargreaves, James; Evans, Carlton A

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in western China in 2010-11: a population-based, cross-sectional survey. (2016) Mijiti, Peierdun; Yuehua, Li; Feng, Xue; Milligan, Paul J; Merle, Corinne; Gang, Wu; Nianqiang, Liu; Upur, Halmurat

Food assistance to tuberculosis patients: lessons from Afghanistan. (2016) Pedrazzoli, D; Houben, RM; Grede, N; de Pee, S; Boccia, D

May 2016

dfrA thyA Double Deletion in para-Aminosalicylic Acid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strains. (2016) Moradigaravand, Danesh; Grandjean, Louis; Martinez, Elena; Li, Hao; Zheng, Jun; Coronel, Jorge; Moore, David; Török, M Estée; Sintchenko, Vitali; Huang, Hairong; Javid, Babak; Parkhill, Julian; Peacock, Sharon J; Köser, Claudio U

Human biomarkers: can they help us to develop a new tuberculosis vaccine? (2016) Fletcher, Helen A; Dockrell, Hazel M

Associations between nasopharyngeal carriage of Group B Streptococcus and other respiratory pathogens during early infancy. (2016) Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer; Kwambana, Brenda; Aderonke, Odutola; Ceesay, Fatima; Jarju, Sheikh; Bojang, Abdoulie; McLellan, Jessica; Jafali, James; Kampmann, Beate; Ota, Martin O; Adetifa, Ifedayo; Antonio, Martin

Private Practitioners' Perspectives on Their Involvement With the Tuberculosis Control Programme in a Southern Indian State. (2016) Salve, Solomon; Sheikh, Kabir; Porter, John Dh

Structural characterization of CYP144A1 - a cytochrome P450 enzyme expressed from alternative transcripts in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (2016) Chenge, Jude; Kavanagh, Madeline E; Driscoll, Max D; McLean, Kirsty J; Young, Douglas B; Cortes, Teresa; Matak-Vinkovic, Dijana; Levy, Colin W; Rigby, Stephen EJ; Leys, David; Abell, Chris; Munro, Andrew W

The Sensitivity and Specificity of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Adults with Chronic Cough in Malawi. (2016) Nliwasa, Marriott; MacPherson, Peter; Chisala, Palesa; Kamdolozi, Mercy; Khundi, McEwen; Kaswaswa, Kruger; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Msefula, Chisomo; Sohn, Hojoon; Flach, Clare; Corbett, Elizabeth L

Human newborn bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination and risk of tuberculosis disease: a case-control study. (2016) Fletcher, Helen A; Filali-Mouhim, Ali; Nemes, Elisa; Hawkridge, Anthony; Keyser, Alana; Njikan, Samuel; Hatherill, Mark; Scriba, Thomas J; Abel, Brian; Kagina, Benjamin M; Veldsman, Ashley; Agudelo, Nancy Marín; Kaplan, Gilla; Hussey, Gregory D; Sekaly, Rafick-Pierre; Hanekom, Willem A; BCG study team

The effect of early versus late treatment initiation after diagnosis on the outcomes of patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review. (2016) Harris, Rebecca C; Grandjean, Louis; Martin, Laura J; Miller, Alexander JP; Nkang, Joseph-Egre N; Allen, Victoria; Khan, Mishal S; Fielding, Katherine; Moore, David AJ

Host Immune Responses Differ between M. africanum- and M. tuberculosis-Infected Patients following Standard Anti-tuberculosis Treatment. (2016) Tientcheu, Leopold D; Haks, Mariëlle C; Agbla, Schadrac C; Sutherland, Jayne S; Adetifa, Ifedayo M; Donkor, Simon; Quinten, Edwin; Daramy, Mohammed; Antonio, Martin; Kampmann, Beate; Ottenhoff, Tom HM; Dockrell, Hazel M; Ota, Martin O

Mapping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genetic Diversity Profiles in Tanzania and Other African Countries. (2016) Mbugi, Erasto V; Katale, Bugwesa Z; Streicher, Elizabeth M; Keyyu, Julius D; Kendall, Sharon L; Dockrell, Hazel M; Michel, Anita L; Rweyemamu, Mark M; Warren, Robin M; Matee, Mecky I; van Helden, Paul D; Couvin, David; Rastogi, Nalin

Diagnostic performance of a seven-marker serum protein biosignature for the diagnosis of active TB disease in African primary healthcare clinic attendees with signs and symptoms suggestive of TB. (2016) Chegou, NN; Sutherland, JS; Malherbe, S; Crampin, AC; Corstjens, PL; Geluk, A; Mayanja-Kizza, H; Loxton, AG; van der Spuy, G; Stanley, K; Kotzé, LA; van der Vyver, M; Rosenkrands, I; Kidd, M; van Helden, PD; Dockrell, HM; Ottenhoff, TH; Kaufmann, SH; Walzl, G; AE-TBC consortium; COLLABORATORS; Kriel, M; Malherbe, S; Kriel, B; Awoniyi, DO; Maasdorp, E; Owolabi, O; Sillah, A; Mendy, J; Gindeh, A; Donkor, S; Togun, T; Ota, M; Simukonda, F; Amberbir, A; Chilongo, F; Houben, R; Kassa, D; Gebrezgeabher, A; Mesfin, G; Belay, Y; Gebremichael, G; Alemayehu, Y; Amutenya, FN; Nelongo, JN; Monye, L; Sheehama, JA; Iipinge, S; Namuganga, AR; Muzanye, G; Nsereko, M; Peters, P; Howe, R; Mihret, A; Bekele, Y; Tessema, B; Yamuah, L; Ottenhoff, TH; Franken, KL; Corstjens, PL; Fat, EM; de Dood, CJ; van der Ploeg-van Schip, JJ; Aagaard, C; Kaufmann, SH; Esterhuyse, MM; Cliff, JM description

April 2016

Protocol for studying cough frequency in people with pulmonary tuberculosis. (2016) Proaño, Alvaro; Bravard, Marjory A; Tracey, Brian H; López, José W; Comina, German; 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; Tuberculosis Working Group in Peru

A tuberculosis nationwide prevalence survey in Gambia, 2012. (2016) Adetifa, Ifedayo Mo; Kendall, Lindsay; Bashorun, Adedapo; Linda, Christopher; Omoleke, Semeeh; Jeffries, David; Maane, Rahmatulai; Alorse, Beatrice Dei; Alorse, William Dei; Okoi, Catherine Bi; Mlaga, Kodjovi D; Kinteh, Ma Ansu; Donkor, Simon; de Jong, Bouke C; Antonio, Martin; d'Alessandro, Umberto

Implementation and Operational Research: What Happens After a Negative Test for Tuberculosis? Evaluating Adherence to TB Diagnostic Algorithms in South African Primary Health Clinics. (2016) McCarthy, KM; Grant, AD; Chihota, V; Ginindza, S; Mvusi, L; Churchyard, GJ; Fielding, KL

Genetic signatures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nonthaburi genotype revealed by whole genome analysis of isolates from tuberculous meningitis patients in Thailand. (2016) Coker, Olabisi Oluwabukola; Chaiprasert, Angkana; Ngamphiw, Chumpol; Tongsima, Sissades; Regmi, Sanjib Mani; Clark, Taane G; Ong, Rick Twee Hee; Teo, Yik-Ying; Prammananan, Therdsak; Palittapongarnpim, Prasit

T-cell activation is an immune correlate of risk in BCG vaccinated infants. (2016) Fletcher, Helen A; Snowden, Margaret A; Landry, Bernard; Rida, Wasima; Satti, Iman; Harris, Stephanie A; Matsumiya, Magali; Tanner, Rachel; O'Shea, Matthew K; Dheenadhayalan, Veerabadran; Bogardus, Leah; Stockdale, Lisa; Marsay, Leanne; Chomka, Agnieszka; Harrington-Kandt, Rachel; Manjaly-Thomas, Zita-Rose; Naranbhai, Vivek; Stylianou, Elena; Darboe, Fatoumatta; Penn-Nicholson, Adam; Nemes, Elisa; Hatherill, Mark; Hussey, Gregory; Mahomed, Hassan; Tameris, Michele; McClain, J Bruce; Evans, Thomas G; Hanekom, Willem A; Scriba, Thomas J; McShane, Helen

Treatment-Seeking for Tuberculosis-Suggestive Symptoms: A Reflection on the Role of Human Agency in the Context of Universal Health Coverage in Malawi. (2016) Kumwenda, Moses; Desmond, Nicola; Hart, Graham; Choko, Augustine; Chipungu, Geoffrey A; Nyirenda, Deborah; Shand, Tim; Corbett, Elizabeth L; Chikovore, Jeremiah

Association of Human Antibodies to Arabinomannan With Enhanced Mycobacterial Opsonophagocytosis and Intracellular Growth Reduction. (2016) Chen, Tingting; Blanc, Caroline; Eder, Anke Z; Prados-Rosales, Rafael; Souza, Ana Camila Oliveira; Kim, Ryung S; Glatman-Freedman, Aharona; Joe, Maju; Bai, Yu; Lowary, Todd L; Tanner, Rachel; Brennan, Michael J; Fletcher, Helen A; McShane, Helen; Casadevall, Arturo; Achkar, Jacqueline M

What can we offer to 3 million MDRTB household contacts in 2016? (2016) Moore, David AJ

March 2016

TIME Impact - a new user-friendly tuberculosis (TB) model to inform TB policy decisions. (2016) Houben, RMGJ; Lalli, M; Sumner, T; Hamilton, M; Pedrazzoli, D; Bonsu, F; Hippner, P; Pillay, Y; Kimerling, M; Ahmedov, S; Pretorius, C; White, RG

Uniting to end the TB epidemic: advances in disease control from prevention to better diagnosis and treatment. (2016) Abubakar, Ibrahim; Lipman, Marc; McHugh, Timothy D; Fletcher, Helen

Detection of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in urine is an independent predictor of mortality risk in patients receiving treatment for HIV-associated tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2016) Gupta-Wright, Ankur; Peters, Jurgens A; Flach, Clare; Lawn, Stephen D

The timing of tuberculosis after isoniazid preventive therapy among gold miners in South Africa: a prospective cohort study. (2016) Hermans, Sabine M; Grant, Alison D; Chihota, Violet; Lewis, James J; Vynnycky, Emilia; Churchyard, Gavin J; Fielding, Katherine L

Rationing tests for drug-resistant tuberculosis - who are we prepared to miss? (2016) Martin, Laura J; Roper, Martha H; Grandjean, Louis; Gilman, Robert H; Coronel, Jorge; Caviedes, Luz; Friedland, Jon S; Moore, David AJ

Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole genome sequencing and protein structure modelling provides insights into anti-tuberculosis drug resistance. (2016) Phelan, Jody; Coll, Francesc; McNerney, Ruth; Ascher, David B; Pires, Douglas EV; Furnham, Nick; Coeck, Nele; Hill-Cawthorne, Grant A; Nair, Mridul B; Mallard, Kim; Ramsay, Andrew; Campino, Susana; Hibberd, Martin L; Pain, Arnab; Rigouts, Leen; Clark, Taane G

World TB Day 2016: an interview with leading experts in tuberculosis research. (2016) Phillips, Patrick PJ; Fletcher, Helen A; Abubakar, Ibrahim; Lipman, Marc CI; McHugh, Timothy D

The impact of being homeless on the unsuccessful outcome of treatment of pulmonary TB in São Paulo State, Brazil. (2016) Ranzani, Otavio T; Carvalho, Carlos RR; Waldman, Eliseu A; Rodrigues, Laura C

A blood RNA signature for tuberculosis disease risk: a prospective cohort study. (2016) Zak, Daniel E; Penn-Nicholson, Adam; Scriba, Thomas J; Thompson, Ethan; Suliman, Sara; Amon, Lynn M; Mahomed, Hassan; Erasmus, Mzwandile; Whatney, Wendy; Hussey, Gregory D; Abrahams, Deborah; Kafaar, Fazlin; Hawkridge, Tony; Verver, Suzanne; Hughes, E Jane; Ota, Martin; Sutherland, Jayne; Howe, Rawleigh; Dockrell, Hazel M; Boom, W Henry; Thiel, Bonnie; Ottenhoff, Tom HM; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Crampin, Amelia C; Downing, Katrina; Hatherill, Mark; Valvo, Joe; Shankar, Smitha; Parida, Shreemanta K; Kaufmann, Stefan HE; Walzl, Gerhard; Aderem, Alan; Hanekom, Willem A; ACS and GC6-74 cohort study groups

End TB strategy: the need to reduce risk inequalities. (2016) Gomes, M Gabriela M; Barreto, Maurício L; Glaziou, Philippe; Medley, Graham F; Rodrigues, Laura C; Wallinga, Jacco; Squire, S Bertel

Why are people living with HIV still dying of tuberculosis? (2016) Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; Ayles, Helen

Tuberculosis control. (2016) Kranzer, Katharina; Khan, Palwasha; Godfrey-Fausset, Peter; Ayles, Helen; Lönnroth, Knut

A Systematic Review of Published Respondent-Driven Sampling Surveys Collecting Behavioral and Biologic Data. (2016) Johnston, Lisa G; Hakim, Avi J; Dittrich, Samantha; Burnett, Janet; Kim, Evelyn; White, Richard G

An Outbreak of Bartonella bacilliformis in an Endemic Andean Community. (2016) Sanchez Clemente, Nuria; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar; Solorzano, Nelson; Maguiña, Ciro; Moore, David

Prisons as a source of tuberculosis in Russia. (2016) Sarang, Anya; Platt, Lucy; Vyshemirskaya, Inna; Rhodes, Tim

A breakthrough urine-based diagnostic test for HIV-associated tuberculosis. (2016) Kerkhoff, Andrew D; Lawn, Stephen D

Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for detection of recent transmission and tracing outbreaks: A systematic review. (2016) Nikolayevskyy, Vlad; Kranzer, Katharina; Niemann, Stefan; Drobniewski, Francis

Towards new TB vaccines: What are the challenges? (2016) Dockrell, Hazel M

Post-treatment effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy. (2016) Sumner, Tom; Houben, Rein MGJ; Rangaka, Molebogeng X; Maartens, Gary; Boulle, Andrew; Wilkinson, Robert J; White, Richard G description

Time for men to count, too. (2016) Horton, Katherine C; Houben, Rein MGJ; White, Richard G; Corbett, Elizabeth L description

Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in 2-4 year olds in a rural HIV-prevalent setting. (2016) Khan, PY; Glynn, JR; Fielding, KL; Mzembe, T; Mulawa, D; Chiumya, R; Fine, PEM; Koole, O; Kranzer, K; Crampin, AC

Health care workers' gender bias in testing could contribute to missed tuberculosis among women in South Africa. (2016) Smith, A; Burger, R; Claassens, M; Ayles, H; Godfrey-Faussett, P; Beyers, N

February 2016

Recombination in pe/ppe genes contributes to genetic variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages. (2016) Phelan, Jody E; Coll, Francesc; Bergval, Indra; Anthony, Richard M; Warren, Rob; Sampson, Samantha L; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C; Glynn, Judith R; Crampin, Amelia C; Alves, Adriana; Bessa, Theolis Barbosa; Campino, Susana; Dheda, Keertan; Grandjean, Louis; Hasan, Rumina; Hasan, Zahra; Miranda, Anabela; Moore, David; Panaiotov, Stefan; Perdigao, Joao; Portugal, Isabel; Sheen, Patricia; de Oliveira Sousa, Erivelton; Streicher, Elizabeth M; van Helden, Paul D; Viveiros, Miguel; Hibberd, Martin L; Pain, Arnab; McNerney, Ruth; Clark, Taane G

Connectivity of diagnostic technologies: improving surveillance and accelerating tuberculosis elimination. (2016) Andre, E; Isaacs, C; Affolabi, D; Alagna, R; Brockmann, D; de Jong, BC; Cambau, E; Churchyard, G; Cohen, T; Delmee, M; Delvenne, J-C; Farhat, M; Habib, A; Holme, P; Keshavjee, S; Khan, A; Lightfoot, P; Moore, D; Moreno, Y; Mundade, Y; Pai, M; Patel, S; Nyaruhirira, AU; Rocha, LEC; Takle, J; Trébucq, A; Creswell, J; Boehme, C

BCG vaccination: a long-lasting protection against tuberculosis?--Authors' reply. (2016) Nguipdop-Djomo, Patrick; Heldal, Einar; Rodrigues, Laura Cunha; Abubakar, Ibrahim; Mangtani, Punam

Bioaerosol production by patients with tuberculosis during normal tidal breathing: implications for transmission risk. (2016) Wurie, Fatima B; Lawn, Stephen D; Booth, Helen; Sonnenberg, Pam; Hayward, Andrew C

TB vaccine development and the End TB Strategy: importance and current status. (2016) Fletcher, Helen A; Schrager, Lewis

Comparison of indoor contact time data in Zambia and Western Cape, South Africa suggests targeting of interventions to reduce Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission should be informed by local data. (2016) McCreesh, Nicky; Looker, Clare; Dodd, Peter J; Plumb, Ian D; Shanaube, Kwame; Muyoyeta, Monde; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; Corbett, Elizabeth L; Ayles, Helen; White, Richard G

Anaemia in patients with HIV-associated TB: relative contributions of anaemia of chronic disease and iron deficiency. (2016) Kerkhoff, AD; Meintjes, G; Opie, J; Vogt, M; Jhilmeet, N; Wood, R; Lawn, SD

High mortality and prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis in adults with chronic cough in Malawi: a cohort study. (2016) Nliwasa, M; MacPherson, P; Mukaka, M; Mdolo, A; Mwapasa, M; Kaswaswa, K; Msefula, C; Chipungu, G; Mwandumba, HC; Corbett, EL

A simplified cost-effectiveness model to guide decision-making for shortened anti-tuberculosis treatment regimens. (2016) Zwerling, A; Gomez, GB; Pennington, J; Cobelens, F; Vassall, A; Dowdy, DW

January 2016

The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings. (2016) Yates, Tom A; Khan, Palwasha Y; Knight, Gwenan M; Taylor, Jonathon G; McHugh, Timothy D; Lipman, Marc; White, Richard G; Cohen, Ted; Cobelens, Frank G; Wood, Robin; Moore, David AJ; Abubakar, Ibrahim description

Shortened first-line TB treatment in Brazil: potential cost savings for patients and health services. (2016) Trajman, Anete; Bastos, Mayara Lisboa; Belo, Marcia; Calaça, Janaína; Gaspar, Júlia; Dos Santos, Alexandre Martins; Dos Santos, Camila Martins; Brito, Raquel Trindade; Wells, William A; Cobelens, Frank G; Vassall, Anna; Gomez, Gabriela B

Tuberculosis screening in patients with HIV: An audit against UK national guidelines to assess current practice and the effectiveness of an electronic tuberculosis-screening prompt. (2016) Fox-Lewis, A; Brima, N; Muniina, P; Grant, AD; Edwards, SG; Miller, RF; Pett, SL description

Effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis and combination HIV prevention for men who have sex with men in the UK: a mathematical modelling study. (2016) Punyacharoensin, Narat; Edmunds, William John; De Angelis, Daniela; Delpech, Valerie; Hart, Graham; Elford, Jonathan; Brown, Alison; Gill, O Noel; White, Richard Guy

TB as a cause of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2016) Ford, Nathan; Matteelli, Alberto; Shubber, Zara; Hermans, Sabine; Meintjes, Graeme; Grinsztejn, Beatriz; Waldrop, Greer; Kranzer, Katharina; Doherty, Meg; Getahun, Haileyesus

Tubercular infection after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. (2016) Khan, Prince Shanavas; Thilak, Jai; George, Melvin J; Nair, Ayyappan V; Madanan, Aravind

2016

Implementing the End TB Strategy and the intersection with the Sustainable Development Goals, 2016-2030. (2016) Fitchett, Joseph R; MacPherson, Peter; Corbett, Elizabeth L

Ebola: the hidden toll of tuberculosis. (2016) Knight, Gwenan M; Houben, Rein MGJ; Lalli, Marek; White, Richard G

Detection of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in urine is indicative of disseminated TB with renal involvement in patients living with HIV and advanced immunodeficiency: evidence and implications. (2016) Lawn, Stephen D; Gupta-Wright, Ankur

'Add, stir and reduce': Yersinia spp. as model bacteria for pathogen evolution. (2016) McNally, Alan; Thomson, Nicholas R; Reuter, Sandra; Wren, Brendan W

Human Immunology of Tuberculosis. (2016) Scriba, TJ; Coussens, AK; Fletcher, HA

A reanalysis of the Brazil XpertMTB/RIF stepped wedge trial using a novel cluster summary analysis method. (2016) Thompson, JA; Davey, C; Fielding, K; Hargreaves, J; Hayes, RJ

Implications of Misspecifed Mixed Effect Models in Stepped Wedge Trial Analysis: How Wrong Can It Be? (2016) Thompson, JA; Fielding, KL; Davey, C; Aiken, AM; Hargreaves, JR; Hayes, RJ