Recent Publications by our Members

 

GeneXpert or chest-X-ray or tuberculin skin testing for household contact assessment (GXT): protocol for a cluster-randomized trial.
Trajman A, Adjobimey M, Bastos ML, Valiquette C, Oxlade O, Fregonese F, Affolabi D, Cordeiro-Santos M, Stein RT, Benedetti AMenzies D.Trials. 2022 Aug 2;23(1):624. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06587-0.PMID: 35918722 

Adaptations to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by private sector tuberculosis care providers in India.
Mannan S, Oga-Omenka C, Soman ThekkePurakkal A, Huria L, Kalra A, Gandhi R, Kapoor T, Gunawardena N, Raj S, Kaur M, Sassi A, Pande T, Shibu V, Sarin S, Singh Chadha S, Heitkamp P, Das J, Rao R, Pai M.J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2022 Aug;28:100327. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2022.100327. Epub 2022 Jul 19.PMID: 35874450

Making cough count in tuberculosis care.
Zimmer AJ, Ugarte-Gil C, Pathri R, Dewan P, Jaganath D, Cattamanchi A, Pai M, Grandjean Lapierre S.Commun Med (Lond). 2022 Jul 6;2:83. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00149-w. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35814294 

Safety of prolonged treatment with bedaquiline in programmatic conditions.
Zhurkin D, Gurbanova E, Campbell JR, Menzies D, Setkina S, Hurevich H, Solodovnikova V, Viatushka D, Altraja A, Skrahina A.ERJ Open Res. 2022 May 16;8(2):00685-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00685-2021. eCollection 2022 Apr.PMID: 35586446

Safety of prolonged treatment with bedaquiline in programmatic conditions.
Zhurkin D, Gurbanova E, Campbell JR, Menzies D, Setkina S, Hurevich H, Solodovnikova V, Viatushka D, Altraja A, Skrahina A.ERJ Open Res. 2022 May 16;8(2):00685-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00685-2021. eCollection 2022 Apr.PMID: 35586446

Interventions to improve linkage along the HIV-tuberculosis care cascades in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Salomon A, Law S, Johnson C, Baddeley A, Rangaraj A, Singh S, Daftary A.PLoS One. 2022 May 12;17(5):e0267511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267511. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35552547 

Systematic on-site testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic essential workers in Montréal, Canada: a prospective observational and cost-assessment study.
Campbell JR, Dion C, Uppal A, Yansouni CP, Menzies D.CMAJ Open. 2022 May 10;10(2):E409-E419. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210290. Print 2022 Apr-Jun.PMID: 35537749 

Adequacy of Serial Self-performed SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Detection Testing for Longitudinal Mass Screening in the Workplace.
Papenburg J, Campbell JR, Caya C, Dion C, Corsini R, Cheng MP, Menzies D, Yansouni CP.JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2;5(5):e2210559. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10559.PMID: 35522284 Free PMC article.

Treatment outcomes 24 months after initiating short, all-oral bedaquiline-containing or injectable-containing rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimens in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study.
Ndjeka N, Campbell JR, Meintjes G, Maartens G, Schaaf HS, Hughes J, Padanilam X, Reuter A, Romero R, Ismail F, Enwerem M, Ferreira H, Conradie F, Naidoo K, Menzies D.Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Jul;22(7):1042-1051. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00811-2. Epub 2022 May 2.PMID: 35512718 Free PMC article.

Engaging pharmacies in tuberculosis control: operational lessons from 19 case detection interventions in high-burden countries.
Bigio J, Aquilera Vasquez N, Huria L, Pande T, Creswell J, Ananthakrishnan R, Bimba JS, Cuevas LE, Vo L, Bakker MI, Rahman MT, Pai M.BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Apr;7(4):e008661. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008661.PMID: 35440442 Free PMC article.

WHO target product profiles for TB preventive treatment.
Den Boon S, Lienhardt C, Zignol M, Schwartzman K, Arinaminpathy N, Campbell JR, Nahid P, Penazzato M, Menzies D, Vesga JF, Oxlade O, Churchyard G, Merle CS, Kasaeva T, Falzon D.Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Apr 1;26(4):302-309. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0667.PMID: 35351234 Free PMC article.

Tuberculosis infection control measures and knowledge in primary health centres in Bandung, Indonesia.
Apriani L, McAllister S, Sharples K, Nurhasanah H, Aini IN, Susilawati N, Ruslami R, Alisjahbana B, Menzies D, Hill PC.J Infect Prev. 2022 Mar;23(2):49-58. doi: 10.1177/17571774211046880. Epub 2021 Dec 28.PMID: 35340927

The intersecting pandemics of tuberculosis and COVID-19: population-level and patient-level impact, clinical presentation, and corrective interventions.
Dheda K, Perumal T, Moultrie H, Perumal R, Esmail A, Scott AJ, Udwadia Z, Chang KC, Peter J, Pooran A, von Delft A, von Delft D, Martinson N, Loveday M, Charalambous S, Kachingwe E, Jassat W, Cohen C, Tempia S, Fennelly K, Pai M.Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Jun;10(6):603-622. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00092-3. Epub 2022 Mar 23.PMID: 35338841

Childhood Tuberculosis - Time for Shorter and Differentiated Treatment.
Pai M, Zar HJ.N Engl J Med. 2022 Mar 10;386(10):988-989. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2200966.PMID: 35263524 

BCG vaccination provides protection against IAV but not SARS-CoV-2.
Kaufmann E, Khan N, Tran KA, Ulndreaj A, Pernet E, Fontes G, Lupien A, Desmeules P, McIntosh F, Abow A, Moorlag SJCFM, Debisarun P, Mossman K, Banerjee A, Karo-Atar D, Sadeghi M, Mubareka S, Vinh DC, King IL, Robbins CS, Behr MA, Netea MG, Joubert P, Divangahi M.

Clinical standards for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB infection.
Migliori GB, Wu SJ, Matteelli A, Zenner D, Goletti D, Ahmedov S, Al-Abri S, Allen DM, Balcells ME, Garcia-Basteiro AL, Cambau E, Chaisson RE, Chee CBE, Dalcolmo MP, Denholm JT, Erkens C, Esposito S, Farnia P, Friedland JS, Graham S, Hamada Y, Harries AD, Kay AW, Kritski A, Manga S, Marais BJ, Menzies D, Ng D, Petrone L, Rendon A, Silva DR, Schaaf HS, Skrahina A, Sotgiu G, Thwaites G, Tiberi S, Tukvadze N, Zellweger JP, D Ambrosio L, Centis R, Ong CWM.Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Mar 1;26(3):190-205. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0753.PMID: 35197159 Free PMC article.

Bedaquiline Adherence Measured by Electronic Dose Monitoring Predicts Clinical Outcomes in the Treatment of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosisand HIV/AIDS.
O'Donnell MR, Padayatchi N, Wolf A, Zelnick J, Daftary A, Orrell C, Nimmo C, Baldwin M, Boodhram R, Maharaj B, Amico KR, Naidoo K, Friedland G.J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Jul 1;90(3):325-332. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002940.PMID: 35195572

Implementing the 4R and 9H regimens for TB preventive treatment in Indonesia.
Apriani L, Koesoemadinata RC, Bastos ML, Wulandari DA, Santoso P, Alisjahbana B, Rutherford ME, Hill PC, Benedetti AMenzies D, Ruslami R.Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Feb 1;26(2):103-110. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0318.PMID: 35086621 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.


Experimental confirmation that an uncommon rrs gene mutation (g878a) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis confers resistance to streptomycin.
Domenech, P., Mouhoub, E., & Reed, M. B. (2022). Experimental confirmation that an uncommon rrs gene mutation (g878a) of Mycobacterium tuberculosisconfers resistance to streptomycin. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, AAC0191521. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01915-21

Community first response and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Identifying priorities for data collection, analysis, and use via the nominal group technique.
Heffernan, E., Keegan, D., Mc Sharry, J., Barry, T., Tugwell, P., Murphy, A. W., Deasy, C., Menzies, D., O'Donnell, C., & Masterson, S. (2022). Community first response and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Identifying priorities for data collection, analysis, and use via the nominal group technique. Resuscitation plus9, 100197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100197

Lack of evidence for intergenerational inheritance of immune resistance to infections.
Kaufmann, E., Landekic, M., Downey, J., Chronopoulos, J., Teimouri Nezhad, S., Tran, K., Vinh, D. C., Barreiro, L. B., & Divangahi, M. (2022). Lack of evidence for intergenerational inheritance of immune resistance to infections. Nature immunology, 10.1038/s41590-021-01102-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-021-01102-0

Hematologic Toxicity of Linezolid in Multidrug Resistant and Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB): the role of mitochondria.
Oehadian, A., Santoso, P., Menzies, D., & Ruslami, R. (2022). Hematologic Toxicity of Linezolid in Multidrug Resistant and Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB): the role of mitochondria. Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, 10.4046/trd.2021.0122. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2021.0122

Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study.
Salomon, A., Boffa, J., Moyo, S., Chikovore, J., Sulis, G., Daniels, B., Kwan, A., Mkhombo, T., Wu, S., Pai, M., & Daftary, A. (2022). Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study. BMJ global health7(1), e007456. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007456

Tracking changes in national BCG vaccination policies and practices using the BCG World Atlas.
Lancione, S., Alvarez, J. V., Alsdurf, H., Pai, M., & Zwerling, A. A. (2022). Tracking changes in national BCG vaccination policies and practices using the BCG World Atlas. BMJ global health7(1), e007462. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007462

Blood Cultures and Molecular Diagnostics in Intensive Care Units to Diagnose Sepsis: A Bayesian Latent Class Model Analysis.
Sampath, S., Baby, J., Krishna, B., Dendukuri, N., & Thomas, T. (2021). Blood Cultures and Molecular Diagnostics in Intensive Care Units to Diagnose Sepsis: A Bayesian Latent Class Model Analysis. Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine25(12), 1402–1407. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24051

High-dose rifamycins in the treatment of TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Arbiv, O. A., Kim, J. M., Yan, M., Romanowski, K., Campbell, J. R., Trajman, A., Asadi, L., Fregonese, F., Winters, N., Menzies, D., & Johnston, J. C. (2022). High-dose rifamycins in the treatment of TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax, thoraxjnl-2020-216497. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216497

Covid-19's Devastating Effect on Tuberculosis Care - A Path to Recovery.
Pai, M., Kasaeva, T., & Swaminathan, S. (2022). Covid-19's Devastating Effect on Tuberculosis Care - A Path to Recovery. The New England journal of medicine, 10.1056/NEJMp2118145. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2118145

Genetic diversity of Leptospira isolates in Lao PDR and genome analysis of an outbreak strain.
Grillová, L., Robinson, M. T., Chanthongthip, A., Vincent, A. T., Nieves, C., Oppelt, J., Mariet, J. F., Lorioux, C., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Phonemeexay, O., Rattanavong, S., Phommasone, K., Douangnouvong, A., Šmajs, D., Veyrier, F. J., Newton, P. N., & Picardeau, M. (2021). Genetic diversity of Leptospira isolates in Lao PDR and genome analysis of an outbreak strain. PLoS neglected tropical diseases15(12), e0010076. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010076

A randomised controlled trial of intrapleural balloon intercostal chest drains to prevent drain displacement.
Mercer, R. M., Mishra, E., Banka, R., Corcoran, J. P., Daneshvar, C., Panchal, R. K., Saba, T., Caswell, M., Johnstone, S., Menzies, D., Ahmer, S., Shahidi, M., Clive, A. O., Gautam, M., Cox, G., Orton, C., Lyons, J., Maddekar, N., De Fonseka, D., Prior, K., … Kemp, S. V. (2021). A randomised controlled trial of intrapleural balloon intercostal chest drains to prevent drain displacement. The European respiratory journal, 2101753. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01753-2021

Triage of Persons With Tuberculosis Symptoms Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Chest Radiograph Interpretation: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Nsengiyumva, N. P., Hussain, H., Oxlade, O., Majidulla, A., Nazish, A., Khan, A. J., Menzies, D., Ahmad Khan, F., & Schwartzman, K. (2021). Triage of Persons With Tuberculosis Symptoms Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Chest Radiograph Interpretation: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Open forum infectious diseases8(12), ofab567. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab567

Leptospira ainlahdjerensis sp. nov., Leptospira ainazelensis sp. nov., Leptospira abararensis sp. nov. and Leptospira chreensis sp. nov., four new species isolated from water sources in Algeria.
Korba, A. A., Lounici, H., Kainiu, M., Vincent, A. T., Mariet, J. F., Veyrier, F. J., Goarant, C., & Picardeau, M. (2021). Leptospira ainlahdjerensis sp. nov., Leptospira ainazelensis sp. nov., Leptospira abararensis sp. nov. and Leptospira chreensis sp. nov., four new species isolated from water sources in Algeria. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology71(12), 10.1099/ijsem.0.005148. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005148

Trans-cerebral HCO3- and PCO2 exchange during acute respiratory acidosis and exercise-induced metabolic acidosis in humans.
Caldwell, H. G., Hoiland, R. L., Smith, K. J., Brassard, P., Bain, A. R., Tymko, M. M., Howe, C. A., Carr, J. M., Stacey, B. S., Bailey, D. M., Drapeau, A., Sekhon, M. S., MacLeod, D. B., & Ainslie, P. N. (2021). Trans-cerebral HCO3- and PCO2 exchange during acute respiratory acidosis and exercise-induced metabolic acidosis in humans. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 271678X211065924. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X211065924

Modeling treatment effect modification in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in an individual patientdata meta-analysis.
Liu, Y., Schnitzer, M. E., Wang, G., Kennedy, E., Viiklepp, P., Vargas, M. H., Sotgiu, G., Menzies, D., & Benedetti, A. (2021). Modeling treatment effect modification in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in an individual patientdata meta-analysis. Statistical methods in medical research, 9622802211046383. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/09622802211046383

The oxidative stress response of pathogenic Leptospira is controlled by two peroxide stress regulators which putatively cooperate in controlling virulence.
Zavala-Alvarado, C., G Huete, S., Vincent, A. T., Sismeiro, O., Legendre, R., Varet, H., Bussotti, G., Lorioux, C., Lechat, P., Coppée, J. Y., Veyrier, F. J., Picardeau, M., & Benaroudj, N. (2021). The oxidative stress response of pathogenic Leptospira is controlled by two peroxide stress regulators which putatively cooperate in controlling virulence. PLoS pathogens17(12), e1009087. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009087

Reproducibility and diurnal variation of the directional sensitivity of the cerebral pressure-flow relationship in men and women.
Labrecque, L., Burma, J. S., Roy, M. A., Smirl, J. D., & Brassard, P. (2022). Reproducibility and diurnal variation of the directional sensitivity of the cerebral pressure-flow relationship in men and women. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)132(1), 154–166. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00653.2021
 

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