Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium
Research Projects
|
Task Order |
Task Order Title |
Principal Investigator |
Number of Sites |
Status |
1 |
TBES Consortium: Core Requirements |
|
21 |
Ongoing |
2 |
Prospective Evaluation of Immunogenetic and Immunologic
Markers for Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Infection and Progression
from M. Tuberculosisinfection to active TB |
Mary Reichler
Co-PI: Tim Sterling |
9 |
Analysis Phase |
3 |
Zero Tolerance for Pediatric TB |
Mark Lobato |
3 |
Completed |
4 |
Models for Incorporating HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral into Tuberculosis Contact Investigations |
Suzanne Marks |
1 |
Completed |
5 |
Prevalence of Latent TB Infection Among High Risk Populations in the United States |
Rachel Albalak |
3 |
Analysis Phase |
6 |
Regional Capacity-Building in Low-Incidence Areas |
Paul Tribble |
1 |
Ongoing |
7 |
Use of Network Analysis Methods to Characterize M. tuberculosis
Transmission Patterns Among Women and Other High-Risk Populations |
Peter McElroy
Co-PI: Maureen Wilce |
3 |
Completed |
8 |
An Analysis of Molecular Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant M. tuberculosisin the United States |
Edward Graviss
Co-PI: Patrick Moonan
Co-PI: Jenny Flood |
17 |
Ongoing |
9 |
Missed Opportunities for TB Prevention in Foreign-Born Population in the United States and Canada |
Dolly Katz
Randall Reves
Amy Davidow |
20 |
Analysis Phase |
10 |
New Model for Assessing TB Surveillance and Action Performance and Cost |
Scott McNabb |
2 |
Completed |
11 |
Addressing TB Among African Americans in the Southeast:
Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Treatment Adherence for Latent TB
Infection and TB Disease |
Nick DeLuca
Rachel Royce |
1 |
Ongoing |
12 |
Assessing the TB Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Among Private Providers Serving Foreign-born Populations at Risk for TB |
Nick DeLuca
Jenny Pang |
1 |
Ongoing |
13 |
Factors Associated with Acceptance of, Adherence to and Toxicity From Treatment for Latent TB Infection and Pilot Study of Treatment for Latent TB Infection Effectiveness |
Co-PI: Robin Shrestha-Kuwahara
Co-PI: Stefan Goldberg
Co-PI: Paul Colson,
Co-PI: Yael Hirsch-Moverman |
20 |
Ongoing |
14 |
Culturally Appropriate TB Educational Materials for Leaders and Staff of Hispanic Service Organizations |
Nick DeLuca |
1 |
Analysis Phase |
15 |
Enhancing TB Programs’ Capacity for Self-Evaluation: Testing New Tools and Developing an Evaluation Toolkit |
Maureen Wilce |
3 |
Analysis Phase |
16Alt* |
African Refugee Women’s Health Improvement Project |
Sue Etkind
Jennifer Cochran |
1 |
Ongoing |
17OF** |
Evaluation of the TK Medium: A New Rapid Solid Culture System for Tuberculosis |
Rick O'Brien
Co-PI: Rachel Albalak
Co-PI: Tom Shinnick |
3 |
On-hold |
18 |
Evaluation of New Interferon-y Release Assays in the
Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection in Health Care Workers |
Charles Daley
Co-PI: Susan Dorman
Co-PI: Gerald Mazurek
Co-PI: Denise Garrett |
4 |
Ongoing |
19 |
Effectiveness of Quantiferon- TB Gold (QFT-G)
in contact tracing |
Lisa Pascopella, Sharon Welbel
Co-PI: Lauren Lambert
Co-PI: Paul Tribble |
2 |
Start-up
|
20 |
Assessing QFT as an initial screening tool
for U.S. bound applicants for immigration and feasibility of follow-up
in U.S. immigrants
|
Randall Reves
Co-PI: John Painter
Co-PI: Lilia Manangan |
1 |
Start-up |
22 |
Assessing the Integration of Social Network
Analysis into Tuberculosis Contact Investigation Practice |
Neil Abernethy, Maryam Haddad |
1 |
Start-up |
23 |
National Study of Determinants of Early
Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of TB in the African-American
Community |
Rachel Royce, Dolly Katz |
7 |
Start-up |
24 |
Perceptions of TB among the Karen-Burmese:
An Ethnographic Study |
Robin Shrestha-Kuwahara |
1 |
Start-up |
25 |
Tuberculosis Mortality in the United
States: Epidemiology and Prevention Opportunities |
Denise Garrett |
TBD |
Start-up |
26 |
Improving the Utilization and Integration
of TB Genotyping into Routine TB Program Practice: Analyzing the Impact
Through Public Health Interventions |
Patrick Moonan |
TBD |
Start-up |
27 |
Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test to
Determine the Relative Infectiousness of Pulmonary TB Patients |
Suzanne Marks |
TBD |
Start-up |
28 |
Treatment Practices, Outcomes and Cost of
Multidrug-resistant (MDR TB) and Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
(XDR TB) in the United States |
Suzanne Marks
Lori Armstrong
Patrick Moonan |
TBD |
Start-up |
*Alternate Track Task Order: Local initiative not
reviewed and monitored by Research Committee
**Outside Funding Task
Order: Project funded from outside of CDC Division of TB Elimination.
Reviewed and monitored by Research Committee |