Publications 2022

• Clark RA, Mukandavire C, Portnoy A, Weerasuriya CK, G. White, Bakker R et al. The impact of alternative delivery strategies for novel tuberculosis vaccines in low- and middle-income countries: a modelling study. medRxiv 2022. Abstract
• Portnoy A, Clark RA, Quaife M, Weerasuriya CK, Bakker R et al. The cost and cost- effectiveness of novel tuberculosis vaccines in low- and middle-income countries: a modelling study. medRxiv 2022. Abstract
• Portnoy A, Arcand JL, Clark RA, Chathika K, Bakker R et al. The potential impact of novel tuberculosis vaccine introduction on economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. medRxiv 2022. Abstract

• Mengesha MM, Gebremichael MA, Watumo D, Hallström IK, Jerene D (2022) Poor adult tuberculosis treatment outcome and associated factors in Gibe Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: An institution-based cross-sectional study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(3) 2022. Abstract

• Tefera Belachew Agizew, Zewdu Gashu Dememew, Taye Leta, Nebiyu Hiruy, Emawayish Tesema, Degu Jerene et al. Prospects for tuberculosis elimination in Ethiopia: feasibility, challenges, and opportunities. Pan African Medical Journal. 2022;43:146. Abstract
• Mengesha MM, Gebremichael MA, Watumo D, Hallström IK, Jerene D. Poor adult tuberculosis treatment outcome and associated factors in Gibe Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: An institution-based cross-sectional study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2022;2(3). Abstract
• de Haas P, Yenew B, Diriba G, Tiemersma EW, Slyzkyi A, Demissie Y et al. The Simple One-step stool processing method for detection of Pulmonary tuberculosis: A study protocol to assess the robustness, stool storage conditions and sampling strategy for global implementation and scale-up. PLoS One. 2022;17(10). Abstract
• Nicole Salazar-Austi, Christiaan Mulder, Graeme Hoddinott, Theresa Ryckman, Colleen F. Hanrahan, Kavindhran Velen, Lucy Chimoyi, Salome Charalambous and Violet N Chihota. Preventive Treatment for Household Contacts of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Patients. Pathogens 2022, 11(11), 1258; Abstract & full paper.
• Degu Jerene, Dawid Assefa, Kalkidan Tesfaye, Samuel Bayu, Samuel Seid, Fikirte Aberra, Ahmed Bedru, et al. Effectiveness of women-led community interventions in improving tuberculosis preventive treatment in children: results from a comparative, before–after study in Ethiopia. BMJ Open 2022;12:e062298. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-062298. Full paper.
• Christiaan Mulder, Stephan Rupert, Ery Setiawan, Elmira Mambetova, Patience Edo, Jhon Sugiharto, Sani Useni, et al. Budgetary impact of using BPaL for treating extensively drug- resistant tuberculosis. BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e007182. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2021-007182. Full paper

Publications 2021

• Gronholm PC, Nosé M, van Brakel WH, Eaton J, Fiekert K et al. Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19: early stage pandemic rapid review and practical recommendations. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2021 Jan 28;30:e15. Abstract
• Gronholm PC, Nosé M, van Brakel WH, Eaton J, Fiekert K et al. Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19: early stage pandemic rapid review and practical recommendations. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2021 Jan 28;30:e15. Abstract
• Mitchell EMH, Adejumo OA, Abdur-Razza H, Ogbudebe C, Gidado M et al. Hybrid Approach to Estimation of Underreporting of Tuberculosis Case Notification in High- Burden Settings With Weak Surveillance Infrastructure: Design and Implementation of an Inventory Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021 (7)| iss. 3 | e22352. Abstract
• Tadesse BT, Foster BA, Latour E, Lim JY, Jerene D et al. Predictors of Virologic Failure Among a Cohort of HIV-infected Children in Southern Ethiopia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan;40(1):60-65. Abstract
• Gurung SC, Rai B, Dixit K, Levy JW, van Rest J et al. How to reduce household costs for people with tuberculosis: a longitudinal costing survey in Nepal. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Jun 3;36(5):594-605. Abstract
• McQuaid CF, Vassall A, Cohen T, Fiekert K, White RG et al. The impact of COVID-19 on TB: a review of the data. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 Jun 1;25(6):436-446. Abstract
• de Vries G, van de Berg S, van Dam A, Hasanova S, Pareek M et al. Collaborative tuberculosis/HIV activities in the European Region. ERJ Open Res. 2021 Jan 18;7(1):00721- 2020. Abstract
• Lyakurwa D, Lyimo J, Mulder C, Pelzer PT, Koppelaar I et al. Assessment of training and mentoring for DR-TB care decentralization in Tanzania. Hum Resour Health. 2021 Apr 26;19(1):56. Abstract
• Jerene D, Tiberg I, Hallström I. How Can Clinical Outcomes among Adolescents Living with HIV in Ethiopia be Improved? Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs. 2021 May 7:1-10. Abstract
• de Haas P, Yenew B, Mengesha E, Slyzkyi A, Gashu Z et al. The Simple One-Step (SOS) stool processing method for use with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for a child-friendly diagnosis of tuberculosis closer to the point-of-care. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jun 2. Abstract
• McQuaid CF, Foster N, Quaife M, Levy J, Tadesse AW et al. Digital adherence technology for TB: focus on livelihoods as well as lives. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 May 1;25(5):416-417. No abstract available.
• de Vries G, Gainaru D, Keizer S, Mahler B, Radulescu I et al. Human reading versus computer automated reading of chest X-rays in a tuberculosis screening programme in Romania. Eur Respir J. 2021 Mar 10:2004628. No abstract available.
• Gurung SC, Dixit K, Rai B, Paudel PR, Levy JW et al.. Comparative Yield of Tuberculosis during Active Case Finding Using GeneXpert or Smear Microscopy for Diagnostic Testing in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 14;6(2):50. Abstract
• Tesema E, Wares F, Bedru A, Negeri C, Molla Y, et al. Experiences of introducing new drugs for drug-resistant TB at the ALERT Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017–2019. Public Health Action 2021 June; 11(2): 50–52. Full paper
• Monedero-Recuero I, Gegia M, Wares F, Chadha S, Mirzayev F. Situational analysis of 10 countries with a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis 2 years post-UNHLM declaration: progress and setbacks in a changing landscape. IJID 2021;108: 557–567. Full paper
• Ragonnet R, Flegg JA, Brilleman SL, Tiemersma EW, Melsew YA et all. Revisiting the Natural History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Bayesian Estimation of Natural Recovery and Mortality RatesRates. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 1;73(1). Abstract
• Shiferaw MB, Amare D, Alem G, Asefa D, Klinkenberg E et al. Prevalence of active tuberculosis disease among healthcare workers and support staff in healthcare settings of the Amhara region, Ethiopia. PLoS One 2021 Jun 11;16(6). Abstract
• Churchyard G, Cárdenas V, Chihota V, Mngadi K, van den Hof S et al. Annual Tuberculosis. Suliman S, Pelzer PT, Shaku M, Rozot V, Mendelsohn SC. Meeting report: Virtual Global Forum on Tuberculosis Vaccines, 20-22 April 2021. Abstract
• Spruijt I, Joren C, van den Hof S, Erkens C et al. Tailored approaches facilitate high completion of tuberculosis infection treatment among migrants. Eur Respir J 2021. Preventive Therapy for Persons With HIV Infection: A Randomized Trial. Aug 24. Abstract
• Charlie L, Saidi B, Getachew E, Wanjiru CL, Abebe M et al. RN Programmatic challenges in managing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Malawi. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2021 Jul- Sep;10(3):255-259. Abstract
• van de Berg SEJ, Pelzer PT, van der Land AJ, Abdrakhmanova E, Ozi AM et al. Acceptability, feasibility, and likelihood of stakeholders implementing the novel BPaL regimen to treat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. BMC Public Health. 2021 Jul 16;21(1):1404. Abstract
• Dixit K, Biermann O, Rai B, Aryal TP, Paudel PR et al. Barriers and facilitators to accessing tuberculosis care in Nepal: a qualitative study to inform the design of a socioeconomic support intervention. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 1;11(10). Abstract
• Mehra N, Tunje A, Hallström IK, Jerene D. Effectiveness of mobile phone text message reminder interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021 Jul 22;16(7). Abstract
• Mahler B, de Vries G, van Hest R, Gainaru D, Menezes D, Popescu G, Story A, Abubakar I. Use of targeted mobile X-ray screening and computer-aided detection software to identify tuberculosis among high-risk groups in Romania: descriptive results of the E-DETECT TB active case-finding project. BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 24;11(8). Abstract
• Ngoc NB, Vu Dinh H, Thuy NT, Quang DV, Tiemersma E et al. Active surveillance for adverse events in patients on longer treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Viet Nam. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 7;16(9). Abstract
• Conroy O, Wurie F, Collin SM, Edmunds M, de Vries G et al. Barriers and enablers to implementing tuberculosis control strategies in EU and European Economic Area countries: a systematic review. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Sep;21(9):e272-e280. Abstract
• Van de Berg SEJ, Erkens C, Mulder C. Tuberculosis contact investigation following the stone-in-the-pond principle in the Netherlands – Did adjusted guidelines lead to improved efficiency?. Eurosurveillance 2021. Accepted for publication.
• Dixit K, Biermann O, Levy J, van Rest J, Chandra Gurung S et al. Barriers and facilitators to accessing tuberculosis care in Nepal: a qualitative study to inform the design of a socioeconomic support intervention. BMJ. 2021 Oct 1;11(10). Abstract
• Sara Suliman, Puck T. Pelzer, Moagi Shakua, Virginie Rozot, Simon C. Mendelsohn; Meeting report: Virtual Global Forum on Tuberculosis Vaccines, 20–22 April 2020. ScienceDirect. 2021, September 15; S0264-410X(21)01154-3. Full article/abstract.
• Tesema E, Wares F, Bedru A, Negeri C, Molla Y, Gemechu D, Kassa A, Tsegaye F, Taye L.; Experiences of introducing new drugs for drug-resistant TB at the ALERT Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2017-2019; Public Health Action. 2021 Jun 21;11(2):50-52. Abstract.
• Shiferaw MB, Sinishaw MA, Amare D, Alem G, Asefa D, Klinkenberg E.; Prevalence of active tuberculosis disease among healthcare workers and support staff in healthcare settings of the Amhara region, Ethiopia; PLoS One. 2021 Jun 11;16(6):e0253177. Abstract/full article.
• Gurung SC, Dixit K, Rai B, Dhital R, Paudel PR, Acharya S, Budhathoki G, Malla D, Levy JW, et al.’ Comparative Yield of Tuberculosis during Active Case Finding Using GeneXpert or Smear Microscopy for Diagnostic Testing in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study; Trop Med Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 14;6(2):50. Abstract.
• Lyakurwa D, Lyimo J, Mulder C, Pelzer PT, Koppelaar I, Heus M.; Assessment of training and mentoring for DR-TB care decentralization in Tanzania; Hum Resour Health. 2021 Apr 26;19(1):56. Abstract/full article.
• Gurung SC, Rai B, Dixit K, Worrall E, Paudel PR, Dhital R, Sah MK, Pandit RN, at al. How to reduce household costs for people with tuberculosis: a longitudinal costing survey in Nepal; Health Policy Plan. 2021 Jun 3;36(5):594-605. Abstract/full article.
• Petra de Haas, Bazezew Yenewb, Endale Mengeshac, Andrii Slyzkyia, Zewdu Gash, et al. The Simple One-Step (SOS) Stool Processing Method for Use with the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for a Child-Friendly Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Closer to the Point of Care. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2021, JCM. 00406-21. Abstract.
• Van de Berg S.E.J., Pelzer P.T., van der Land A.J., Abdrakhmanova E. et al. Acceptability, feasibility, and likelihood of stakeholders implementing the novel BPaL regimen to treat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. BMC Public Health. 2021 July 16;21:1404. Full article.

Publications 2020

• Abidi S, Achar J, Assao Neino MM, Dravniece G, Makhmudova M, Myrzaliev B et al. Standardised shorter regimens versus individualised longer regimens for rifampin – or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2020;55(3). Abstract
• Linh NN, Wares F, Cocozza AM, Uplekar M, Raviglione M. No universal access to drug-resistant tuberculosis care without engaging all health care providers. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020 1;24(1):118-23. Abstract
• Nguyen HV, Tiemersma EW, Nguyen HB, Cobelens FGJ, Mirtskhulava V, de Haas P et al. The second national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2020 23;15(4) Abstract
• Onazi O, Adejumo AO, Redwood L, Gidado M, Daniel OJ, Mitchell EMH. et al. Community health care workers in pursuit of TB: Discourses and dilemmas. Soc Sci Med. 2020;246:112756. Abstract
• Rai B, Dixit K, Aryal TP, Mishra G, Siqueira-Filha NT, Levy JW, Rest JV et al. Developing Feasible, Locally Appropriate Socioeconomic Support for TB-Affected Households in Nepal. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020;5(2):98. Abstract
• Adejumo OA, Olusola-Faleye B, Adepoju VA, Gidado M, Onoh MO, Adegboye O, et al. The pattern of comorbidity and its prevalence among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients at treatment initiation in Lagos, Nigeria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020;114(6):415-423. Abstract
• Parwati CG, Farid MN, Nasution HS, Basri C, Gebhard A, Tiemersma EW et al. Estimation of subnational tuberculosis burden: generation and application of a new tool in Indonesia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020;24(2):250-257. Abstract
• Gafar F, Ochi T, Van’t Boveneind-Vrubleuskaya N, Erkens C, van den Hof S, van der Werf TS, et al. Towards elimination of childhood and adolescent tuberculosis in the Netherlands: an epidemiological time-series analysis of national surveillance data. Eur Respir J. 2020. Abstract
• Anh LTN, M V Kumar A, Ramaswamy G, Htun T, Quelapio M, Gebhard A, et al. High Levels of Treatment Success and Zero Relapse in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Receiving a Levofloxacin-Based Shorter Treatment Regimen in Vietnam. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020;5(1):43. Abstract
• Migambi P, Gasana M, Uwizeye CB, Kamanzi E, Kalisvaart N, Klinkenberg E et al. Prevalence of tuberculosis in Rwanda: Results of the first nationwide survey in 2012 yielded important lessons for TB control. PLoS One. 2020 3;15(4). Abstract
• Mekonnen A, Collins JM, Klinkenberg E, Assefa D, Aseffa A, Ameni G, et al. Tuberculosis knowledge and attitude among non-health science university students needs attention: a cross-sectional study in three Ethiopian universities. BMC Public Health 2020;20(1):631. Abstract
• Spruijt I, Haile DT, Erkens C, van den Hof S, Goosen S, Ten Kate A, et al. Strategies to reach and motivate migrant communities at high risk for TB to participate in a latent tuberculosis infection screening program: a community-engaged, mixed methods study among Eritreans. BMC Public Health 2020 12;20(1):315. Abstract
• Denholm JT, Millan-Marcelo JC, Fiekert K, Denholm JT, et al. Latent tuberculosis infection and the EndTB Strategy: ethical tensions and imperatives. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020;24(5):21-26. Abstract
• Vo LNQ, Forse RJ, Codlin AJ, Vu TN, Le GT, Levy J et al. A comparative impact evaluation of two human resource models for community-based active tuberculosis case finding in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):934. Abstract
• Ineke Spruijt, Connie Erkens, Susan van den Hof, Frank Cobelens. Comment: Latent tuberculosis screening and treatment among asylum seekers: a mixed-methods study. Eur Respir J. 2020;55(4) No abstract available
• Mulder C, Nkiligi E, Kondo Z, Scholten JN, What data to look for when using SUBsET for subnational tuberculosis incidence estimation, Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020. No abstract available
• Ruda C, Wares F, Hiruy N, et al. Streamlining TB Infection Control and Intensifying TB Screening in Ethiopian Health Facilities. J Med-Clin Res & Rev. 2020;4(3): 1-5. Full article
• Erkens C, Spruijt I, van den Hof S. et al. Preventing TB among immigrants; aiming for an integrated approach to infectious diseases. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2020 Jul 16;164:D4538.Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2020. PMID: 32757512 Abstract
• Xia H, van den Hof S, Cobelens F, Zhou Y, Zhao B, Wang S, Zhao Y.Xia H, et al. Value of pyrazinamide for composition of new treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China. BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20(1):19. Abstract
• de Vries G, Commandeur S, Erkens C, Haddad W, Jansen N, Kouw P et al. Towards selective tuberculosis screening of people in prison in a low-incidence country. Eur Respir J. 2020 9;55(4):1902209. No abstract available.
• Tadesse BT, Foster BA, Latour E, Lim JY, Jerene D, Ruff A et al. Predictors of Virologic Failure Among a Cohort of HIV-infected Children in Southern Ethiopia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020. Abstract
• Ragonnet R, Flegg JA, Brilleman SL, Tiemersma EW, Melsew YA, McBryde ES, et al. Revisiting the Natural History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: a Bayesian Estimation of Natural Recovery and Mortality rates. Clin Infect Dis. 2020:ciaa602. Abstract
• Dixit K, Rai B, Prasad Aryal T, Mishra G, Levy JW, van Rest J et al. Research protocol for a mixed-methods study to characterise and address the socioeconomic impact of accessing TB diagnosis and care in Nepal. Wellcome Open Res.2020;5:19. Abstract
• Broström S, Hallström I and Jerene D. Transitioning from child to adult-oriented HIV clinical care for adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia: results from a retrospective cohort study. Pan Afr Med J 2020;37(13). Abstract/Full article
• Datiko DG, Jerene D, Suarez P. Stigma matters in ending tuberculosis: Nationwide survey of stigma in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):190. Abstract
• Datiko D, Hadgu A, Jerene D, Suarez PG. High urban tuberculosis case notification rates can be misleading: evidence from an urban setting in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):302. Abstract
• Dememew ZG, Jerene D, Datiko DG, Hiruy N, Tadesse A, Moile T, et al. The yield of community-based tuberculosis and HIV among key populations in hotspot settings of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional implementation study. PloS One. 2020;15(5) Abstract
• Sorsa A, Jerene D, Negash S, Habtamu A. Use of Xpert Contributes to Accurate Diagnosis, Timely Initiation, and Rational Use of Anti-TB Treatment Among Childhood Tuberculosis Cases in South Central Ethiopia. Pediatric Health Med Ther. 2020;11:153-60. Abstract
• Datiko DG, Jerene D, Suarez P. Patient and health system delay among TB patients in Ethiopia: Nationwide mixed method cross-sectional study. BMC public health. 2020;20(1):1126. Abstract
• D Habte YT, D Bekele, G Alem, D Jerene, N Hiruy, Z Gashu, et al. Factors Determining Treatment Success in Children with Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A Three-Year Retrospective Analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 1–5 Abstract
• Gebretnsae H, Ayele BG, Hadgu T, Haregot E, Gebremedhin A, Jerene D. et al. Implementation status of household contact tuberculosis screening by health extension workers: assessment findings from programme implementation in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia. BMC health services research. 2020;20(1):72. Abstract
• CG Edwards, F Wares, Dravniece, A. Gebhard, E Tiemersma, E van der Grinten et al. Introducing bedaquiline: experiences from the Challenge TB project. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020;24(10):1046-1053. Abstract/Full article
• Gupta RK, Calderwood CJ, Yavlinsky A, Krutikov M, Quartagno M, Erkens C et all. Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings. Nat Med. 2020; Dec;26(12):1941-1949. Abstract
• Adejumo OA, Daniel OJ, Adepoju AV, Femi-Adebayo T, Adebayo B et al. Challenges of Tuberculosis Control in Lagos State, Nigeria; A Qualitative Study of Health-Care Providers’ Perspectives. Niger Med J. 2020; Jan-Feb;61(1):37-41. Abstract
• Jerene D. Decentralisation and task-shifting in HIV care: time to address emerging challenges.Public Health Action. 2020; Sep 21;10(3):83. No abstract available.
• Adepoju AV, Ogbudebe CL, Adejumo OA, Okolie J, Inegbeboh JO et al. Implementation of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among People Living with HIV in Northwestern Nigeria: Completion Rate and Predictive Factors. J Glob Infect Dis. 2020 May 22;12(2):105-111. Abstract
• Spruijt I, Haile DT, van den Hof S, Fiekert K, Jansen N, Jerene D et al. Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and stigma related to latent tuberculosis infection: a qualitative study among Eritreans in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 2020 Oct 23;20(1):1602. Abstract
• Adejumo OA, Bowale A, Adesola S, Adepoju VA, Shogbamimu Y, Dacosta A, Seidu L, Disu OA, Omikunle TO, Abinde O, Oshindero OA.Adejumo OA, et al. Factors associated with HIV infection among clients eccessing HIV counseling and testing services in a secondary referral hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Afr J Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 8;14(1):16-23. Abstract
• Bada FO, Blok N, Okpokoro E, Dutt S, Akolo C et al. Cost comparison of nine-month treatment regimens with 20-month standardized care for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria. PLOS ONE 2020 15(12): e0241065. Abstract
• Gurung SC, Rai B, Dixit K, Worrall E, Levy JW et al. How to reduce household costs for people with tuberculosis: a longitudinal costing survey in Nepal. Health Policy Plan. 2020 Dec 20:czaa156. Abstract
• Elliver M, Hallström I, Jerene D, Elliver M, et al. Pregnancy in women diagnosed with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study. Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Sep 29;37:101. Abstract
• Corbett C, Kulzhabaeva A, Toichkina T, Kalmambetova G, Myrzaliev B et al. Implementing contact tracing for tuberculosis in Kyrgyz Republic and risk factors for positivity using QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 12;20(1):746. Abstract
• Vo LNQ, Codlin AJ, Forse RJ, Nguyen NT, Levy J et al. Evaluating the yield of systematic screening for tuberculosis among three priority groups in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020 Dec 9;9(1):166. Abstract
• Ketema L, Dememew ZG, Assefa D, Gudina T, Bedru A et al. Evaluating the integration of tuberculosis screening and contact investigation in tuberculosis clinics in Ethiopia: A mixed method study. PLoS One. 2020 Nov 19;15(11). Abstract
• Zachariah R, Rust S, Thekkur P, Khogali M, Aseffa A et al. Quality, Equity and Utility of Observational Studies during 10 Years of Implementing the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative in 72 Countries. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 6;5(4):167. Abstract
• Boyd AT, Odume B , Sidibe K, Onotu D, Ogbanufe O et al. Brief Report: Programmatic Scale-up of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Among People Living With HIV Through Targeted Technical Assistance to High-Volume Antiretroviral Treatment Sites-Nigeria, 2018-2019 . J Acquir Immune Deficit Syndr. 2020 Dec 1;85(4):450-453. Abstract
• Tilahun M, Shimelis E, Wogayehu T, Assefa G, Wondimagegn G , Mekonnen A, Hailu T, Bobosha K, Aseffa A.Tilahun M, et al. Molecular detection of multidrug resistance pattern and associated gene mutations in M. tuberculosis isolates from newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 4;15(8):e0236054. Abstract
• Odume B , Falokun V, Chukwuogo O , Ogbudebe C , Useni S et al. Impact of COVID-19 on TB active case finding in Nigeria. Public Health Action. 2020 Dec 21;10(4):157-162. Abstract