KNCV 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