Comorbidities in pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, India: Opportunities for intervention.

Autor: Natasha S Hochberg, Sonali Sarkar, C Robert Horsburgh, Selby Knudsen, Jane Pleskunas, Swaroop Sahu, Rachel W Kubiak, S Govindarajan, Padmini Salgame, Subitha Lakshminarayanan, Amsaveni Sivaprakasam, Laura F White, Noyal Maria Joseph, Jerrold J Ellner, Gautam Roy

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 8, p e0183195 (2017)

We aimed to define characteristics of TB patients in Puducherry and two districts of Tamil Nadu, India and calculate the population attributable fractions (PAF) of TB from malnutrition and alcohol.New smear-positive TB cases were enrolled into the Re

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Low body mass index and latent tuberculous infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Autor: Natasha S. Hochberg, J P Cegielski, Michael P. LaValley, C. R. Horsburgh, Lauren A. Saag, Benjamin P. Linas, Jane Pleskunas

Publikováno v: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 22:358-365

BACKGROUND The well-documented association between underweight and increased incidence of active tuberculosis (TB) has not been extended to incidence or prevalence of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI). DESIGN After identifying studies that reported

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https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.17.0558

Existing blood transcriptional classifiers accurately discriminate active tuberculosis from latent infection in individuals from south India

Autor: Sonali Sarkar, Subitha Lakshminarayanan, David L. Hom, W. Evan Johnson, Jerrold J. Ellner, Padmini Salgame, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Samantha Leong, Yue Zhao, Jane Pleskunas, C. Robert Horsburgh, Gautam Roy, Natasha S. Hochberg

Publikováno v: Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland). 109

Several studies have identified blood transcriptomic signatures that can distinguish active from latent Tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of this study was to assess how well these existing gene profiles classify TB disease in a South Indian population.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29559120

The Influence of Age at Arrival and Duration of Residence in US on Prevalence of Latent TB Infection

Autor: Timothy Heeren, Jane Pleskunas, Horsburgh Jr Cr, Kimberly M. Shea

Publikováno v: Mycobacterial Diseases.

Rationale and Background: Screening for and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among foreignborn persons living in the United States (U.S.) has been identified as an important public health priority. In order to reach the goal of tuber

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https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-1068.1000233

The relationship between gun ownership and stranger and nonstranger firearm homicide rates in the United States, 1981-2010.

Autor: Siegel M; Michael Siegel, Yamrot Negussie, Sarah Vanture, and Jane Pleskunas are with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Craig S. Ross is with Virtual Media Resources, Natick, MA. Charles King III is with Greylock McKinnon Associates, Cambridge, MA, and Pleiades Consulting Group, Lincoln, MA., Negussie Y, Vanture S, Pleskunas J, Ross CS, King C 3rd

Publikováno v: American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2014 Oct; Vol. 104 (10), pp. 1912-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 14.