Spatial distribution of tuberculosis in a rural region of Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Autor: Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob, Vanina Guernier-Cambert, Bisato Gula, Robert Dowi, Daniel Pelowa, William Pomat, Catherine Rush, David Plummer, Emma McBryde, Jeffrey Warner

Publikováno v: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 31-38 (2019)

Introduction: There is a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the Western Province, Papua New Guinea. This study aims to describe the spatial distribution of TB in the Balimo District Hospital (BDH) catchment area to identify TB patient clusters and f

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/750fe30b39f5435d87e55b5d062181f9

The social determinants of tuberculosis treatment adherence in a remote region of Papua New Guinea

Autor: Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob, David Plummer, Robert Dowi, Sinba Wamagi, Bisato Gula, Keyanato Siwaeya, Daniel Pelowa, Peter Siba, Jeffrey Warner

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)

Abstract Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a diverse and culturally-rich country with severe infrastructural and health problems. Tuberculosis (TB) is widespread, and the number of cases with drug resistance is rising. Treatment adherence is known

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/3a142dc4396846ac883864fe945f7ab6

Fieldwork in Isolated Locations and Under-Resourced Settings: Practical Insights from Research in the Remote Gogodala Homelands of Papua New Guinea

Autor: Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob, David Plummer, Robert Dowi, Sinba Wamagi, Bisato Gula, Keyanato Siwaeya, Daniel Pelowa, Jeffrey Warner

Externí odkaz: http://methods.sagepub.com/case/fieldwork-under-resourced-remote-gogodala-homelands-papua-new-guinea

Molecular diagnosis of suspected tuberculosis from archived smear slides from the Balimo region, Papua New Guinea

Autor: Jeffrey H. Warner, Daniel Pelowa, Graham Burgess, Emma S. McBryde, Sandra Pollard, Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob, Vanina Guernier

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 67, Iss C, Pp 75-81 (2018)

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health problem in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with an estimated 30000 new cases and 3800 deaths each year. In the Balimo region of the Western Province, diagnosis relies on clinical manifestations and on the micro

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.12.004

Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Middle Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea: microbead-based spoligotyping using DNA from Ziehl-Neelsen-stained microscopy preparations

Autor: Daniel Pelowa, Emma S. McBryde, Bisato Gula, Christophe Sola, Catherine M. Rush, Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob, Graham Burgess, Robert Dowi, Bernice J. Klotoe, Guislaine Refrégier, Jeffrey H. Warner, Vanina Guernier-Cambert

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 2019, 9 (1), pp.15549. ⟨10.1038/s41598-019-51892-5⟩
Scientific Reports, 2019, 9 (1), pp.15549. ⟨10.1038/s41598-019-51892-5⟩
Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)

Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent, and is a serious health problem in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with an estimated 36,000 new cases each year. This study describes the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tu

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https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02345362