TB Notes Newsletter
No. 4, 2010
New CDC Publications
Aburto NJ, Pevzner E, Lopez-Ridaura R, Rojas R, Lopez-Gatell H, Lazcano E, Hernandez-Avila M, Harrington TA. Knowledge and adoption of community mitigation efforts in Mexico during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Am J Prev Med 2010 Nov;39(5):395-402.
Anekvorapong R, Sinthuwattanawibool C, Podewils L, McCarthy K, Ngamlert K, Promsarin B, Varma JK. Validation of the GenoType MTBDRplus assay for detection of MDR-TB in a public health laboratory in Thailand. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010:123.
Courter JD, Girotto JE, Lobato MN, Orcutt D, Burke M, Feder HM, Jr., Krause PJ, Cohen-Abbo A, Salazar JC. Intravenous streptomycin for treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis in an infant. Pharmacotherapy 2010;30(11):481e–484e.
De Kantor IN, LoBue PA, Thoen CO. Human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010
Horsburgh CR, Goldberg S, Bethel J, Chen S, Colson PW, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Hughes S, Shrestha-Kuwahara R, Sterling TR, Wall K, Weinfurter P, and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Latent tuberculosis infection treatment acceptance and completion in the United States and Canada. Chest 2010 Feb; 137(2): 401-9.
King L, Munsiff SS, Ahuja SD. Achieving international targets for tuberculosis treatment success among HIV-positive patients in New York City. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Dec; 14(12): 1613-1620.
Lazar CM, Sosa L, Lobato MN. Practices and policies of providers testing school-aged children for tuberculosis, Connecticut, 2008. J Community Health 2010; 35:495–499.
Miramontes R, Lambert L, Haddad MB, Boaz V, Hawkins S, Zylstra M, Allen R, Rivers S, Ali B, Chewning SS, Holt E, Warkentin J. Public health response to a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak among Guatemalans in Tennessee, 2007. South Med J 2010 Sep;103(9):882-6.
Moonan PK, Quitugua TN, Pogoda JM, Woo G, Drewyer G, Sahbazian B, Dunbar D, Jost KC, Wallace C, Weis SE. Does directly observed therapy (DOT) reduce drug- resistant tuberculosis? BMC Public Health 2010 Dec 15; 10:756.
Parvez F, Lobato MN, Greifinger R. TB control: a prevention model for outbreak preparedness in correctional facilities. [Commentary.] J Correct Health Care 2010; 16:239-242.
Pevzner ES, Robison S, Donovan J, Allis D, Spitters C, Friedman R, Ijaz K, Oeltmann JE. Tuberculosis transmission and use of methamphetamines in Snohomish County, WA, 1991-2006. Am J Public Health 2010 Dec;100(12):2481-6. Epub 2010 Feb 18.
Podewils LJ, Holtz T, Riekstina V, Skripconoka V, Zarovska E, Kirvelaite G, Kreigere E, Leimane V. Impact of malnutrition on clinical presentation, clinical course, and mortality in MDR-TB patients. Epidemiol Infect 2010 Apr 30:1-8.
Sculier D, Vannarith C, Reaksmey P, Thai S, Kanara N, Borann S, Cain KP, Lynen L, Varma JK. Performance of abdominal ultrasound for diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons living in Cambodia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010;55:500-2.
Thomas JA, Laraque F, Munsiff S, Piatek A, Harris TG. Hospitalizations for tuberculosis in New York City: how many could be avoided? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Dec; 14(12): 1603–1612.
Varma JK, McCarthy KD, Tasaneeyapan T, Monkongdee P, Kimerling M, Buntheon E, Sculier D, Keo C, Phanuphak P, Teeratakulpisarn N, Udomsantisuk N, Dung NH, Lan NTN, Yen NTB, Cain KP. Bloodstream infections among HIV-infected outpatients, Southeast Asia. Emerg Infect Dis 2010;16:1569-1575.
Weiner M, Prihoda TJ, Burman W, Johnson JL, Goldberg S, Padayatchi N, Duran P, Engle M, Muzanye G, Mugerwa RD, Sturm AW. Evaluation of time to detection in broth culture as an endpoint for tuberculosis trials. J Clin Microbiol 2010 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print].
Winters A, Agerton TB, Driver CR, Trieu L, O'Flaherty T, Munsiff SS. Congenital tuberculosis and management of exposure in three neonatal intensive care units. [Case study.] Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Dec; 14 (12): 1641-1643.
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