Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC)
Publications and Presentations
Task Order 1
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
D. Katz, R. Albalak, J.S. Wing, V. Combs. Setting the Agenda: A New Model for Collaborative Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Research. Tuberculosis2007; 87: 1-6.
Other Articles
Beavers S. Consortia Session at the 2010 ATS International Conference. TB Notes Newsletter 2010:(3) 26–27
Beavers S. TBESC Meeting at San Francisco. TB Notes Newsletter 2010:(3) 27–28.
Beavers S. TBESC: Preparing for the Future. TB Notes Newsletter 2010:(2) 21–22.
Beavers S. 16th Semiannual Meeting of the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC). TB Notes Newsletter 2010:(1) 23–24.
Beavers S. 15th Semiannual Meeting of the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC). TB Notes Newsletter 2009:(4) 16–17.
Beavers S. Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium Newly Funded Research. TB Notes Newsletter 2009:(4) 17–18.
Beavers S. 2009 American Thoracic Society International Conference. TB Notes Newsletter. 2009:(3) 17–18.
Beavers S, Katz D. 14th Semiannual meeting of the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC). TB Notes Newsletter. 2009:(1) 23–24.
Bailey R. Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium Update. TB Notes, 1, (29), 2005.
Combs V. Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium Update. TB Notes, 4, (22), 2004.
Combs V. Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium Update. TB Notes, 2, (25), 2004.
Combs V. Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium Update. TB Notes, 2, (24), 2003.
McNabb S. Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. TB Notes, 1, (24), 2002.
Oral Presentations
W. Burman. Advances in TB treatment and prevention from CDC’s Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) and Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC). International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, California. May 22, 2005
Abstracts
J.S. Wing, S.J.N. McNabb, V. Combs, and the 22-member TBESC. Profile of the New Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium in the United States and Canada, 2001 – 2002. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, California. May 20, 2003
Task Order 2
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
None
Other Articles
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Oral Presentations
M. Reichler, T. Sterling. Early results from Tuberculosis immunogenetics project. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. February 24, 2005
M. Reichler, J. Tapia, T. Chavez-Lindell, J. McAuley, J. Thomas, Y. Yuan, B. Mangura for the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Results of prospective evaluation of tuberculosis (TB) contact investigations conducted in the United States and Canada. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, May 2009.
Abstracts
Y. Hirsch-Moverman, W. Cronin, J. Thomas, E. Munk, J. Beison, M. Reichler. HIV Counseling and Testing in Tuberculosis Contact Investigations in the U.S. and Canada. XVII International AIDS Conference. Mexico City, Mexico. August 3-8, 2008.
Sterling TR, Hirsch C, Yuan Y, Dorman S, Schluger N, Reichler M. for the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Immunologic correlates of M. tuberculosis infection in close contacts. Keystone Tuberculosis Meeting. January 2009.
Reichler MR, Luo CC, Whitworth W, McCumiskey N, Maruri F, Sterling T for the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Risk of tuberculosis among close contacts to TB patients: the role of Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and environmental factors. Keystone Tuberculosis Meeting. January 2009.
M. Reichler, Y. Yuan, W. Cronin, T. Chavez-Lindell, J. Tapia, Y. Hirsch-Moverman, J. McAuley for the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Characteristics of Tuberculosis (TB) Patients Associated With Increased Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission to Contacts. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, May 2009.
Task Order 3
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
Lobato MN, Sun SJ, Moonan PK, Weis SE, Saiman L, Reichard AA, Feja K. Underuse of effective measures to prevent and manage pediatric tuberculosis, United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med2008;162:426–431
Other Articles
M. Lobato. (2006) TBESC Task Order #3: Zero Tolerance for Pediatric Tuberculosis. TB Notes, 1, (11).
Abstracts and Presentations
M. Lobato. Where are we missing opportunities to prevent pediatric TB, Public Health Professional Conference, Commissioned Officers Association, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
Task Order 4
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
Li J., Marks SM, Driver CR, Diaz FA, Castro AF, Figueroa de Regner A, Gibson AE, Dokubo-Okereke K, Munsiff S. HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral of Close Contacts to Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Feasibility and Costs. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2007; 13(3).
Other Articles
S. Marks, J. Li. (2005) Task Order 4 Update: HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral for TB Contacts. TB Notes, 3, (14).
S. Marks. (2003). Incorporating HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral into TB Contact Investigations. TB Notes, 1 (23).
Oral presentations
None
Abstracts
Li J, Diaz F, Driver CR, Castro AF, Regner A, Gibson A, Dokubo K, Munsiff SS, Marks S. Incorporating HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral Into Tuberculosis (TB) Contact Investigations. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, California. November 15-19, 2003.
Haley C, Chatterjee S, Wing J. Translating TBESC Research (Task Order 4) into Practice. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, Georgia. June 11-14, 2007
Scientific products
From the TBESC TRiP Committee work:
- Bulleted list of TO4 methods, findings, and impact disseminated to NTCA and RTMCCs
- Dear Colleague letter from CDC/NCHHSTP announcing integrated program funding for HIV counseling, testing, and referral and identifying resources for training and education
- Sharing of NYC DOH TO4 tools:
- Educational pamphlets for patients (multi-lingual)
- Field checklist for HIV testing
- TB field staff script
- HIV risk factor card for patients
- Fast track patient clinic appointment card
- Program memo about new initiative
- Dear Provider letter about the importance of HIV counseling, testing, and referral
Task Order 5
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
Poor concordance between Interferon-γ Release Assays and the Tuberculin Skin Test in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among HIV-Infected Individuals. N. Talati, U. Seybold, B. Humphrey, A. Aina, J. Tapia, P. Weinfurter, R. Albalak, and H. Blumberg. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-15
Predictors of discordant tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube results in various high-risk groups. Paul Weinfurter, Henry M. Blumberg, Gary Goldbaum, Rachel Royce, Jenny Pang, Jane Tapia, James Bethel, Gerald Mazurek, Sean Toney, Rachel Albalak for the Tuberculosis Epidemiological Studies Consortium. International Journal of TB and Lung Disease. In press
Other Articles
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Oral Presentations
NJ Talati, U Seybold, B Humphrey, A. Aina, J Tapia, P Weinfurter, R Albalak, HM Blumberg. Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon-g Release Assays for Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection among HIV+ Persons. Rethinking the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Infection: The First Global Symposium on Interferon-g Release Assays. Vancouver, British Columbia. February 7, 2007
Abstracts
NJ Talati, U Seybold, B Humphrey, A Aina, J Tapia, P Weinfurter, R Albalak, HM Blumberg. Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon-g Release Assays for Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection among HIV+ Persons. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia. Feb 22-24, 2007.
Royce R., Lea S., Miller M., Mann N., Muñoz Sanchez J., Oxley S., Hamilton C., Mazurek J., Weinfurter P., Albalak R. Estimating the Tuberculosis Infection Prevalence in a Residential Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center in Central North Carolina Using Interferon-γ Release Assays and Tuberculin Skin Test. Preliminary Results. Rethinking the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Infection: The First Global Symposium on Interferon-g Release Assays. Vancouver, British Columbia. February 7, 2007.
R Albalak, PC Weinfurter, HM Blumberg, J Tapia, G Goldbaum, J Pang, R Royce, CS Lea, J Bethel, R Wallace, GJ Mazurek. An Interferon-g Assay and the Tuberculin Skin Test for Detecting TB infection in Multiple High-risk Populations. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. October 2006.
G. Goldbaum, J. Pang, N. Ryan, J. Bethel, R. Albalak. Assessing the Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among the Homeless in Seattle. Congress of Epidemiology, Seattle, Washington. June 2006.
G.Goldbaum, J. Pang, N. Ryan, J. Bethel, R. Albalak. Assessing the Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among the Homeless in Seattle. 2006 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, Georgia. June 2006.
G.Goldbaum, J. Pang, N. Ryan, J. Bethel, R. Albalak. Assessing the Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among the Homeless in Seattle. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. San Diego, California. May 22, 2006.
G.Goldbaum, J. Pang, N. Ryan, J. Bethel, R. Albalak. Assessing the Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among the Homeless in Seattle. 2005 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, Georgia, 2005.
Task Order 6
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
L. Freimanis Hance, K. Steingart, C. Hahn, L. Pascopella, and C. Nolan (2007). Field assessment of a model tuberculosis outbreak response plan for low-incidence areas. BMC Public Health 2007, 7:307.
Other Articles
Lisa Pascopella, Randall Reves, Charles Nolan, and Charles Daley. TBESC Task Order 6 Update: Regional Capacity Building in Low-Incidence Areas.” TB Notes No. 1, 2008.
L. Pascopella, C. Daley. (2006). TBESC Task Order 6 Update: Regional Capacity Building in Low-Incidence Areas. TB Notes, No. 3, 2006, 19.
Oral Presentations
L. Pascopella. Regional Capacity-Building in Low-Incidence Areas. 2008 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 10-12, 2008.
L. Freimanis-Hance, K. Steingart, C. Hahn, L. Pascopella, and C. Nolan. Assessment of a Customizable Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan. American Evaluation Association, Baltimore MD, November 7-10, 2007.
L. Pascopella. Improving the Intersection: Laboratory Services and TB Control. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 12-14, 2007.
N. Abernethy. A Regional Approach for Tuberculosis Genotype Surveillance in Low-Incidence Jurisdictions. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 12-14, 2007.
Abstracts
L. Pascopella, C. Hahn, D. Ingman, C. Chesler, C. Nolan, R. Reves, and C. Daley. Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis in a Low Incidence Region: Responses and Challenges. National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 10-12, 2008. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada. May 16-21, 2008.
C. Hahn, K. Cohen, F.Del Rosario, L. Pascopella, K. R. Steingart. Idaho Tuberculosis Case Management Teleconference Series, 2005: An Evaluation. National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia. June 13, 2006.
B. Djojonegoro, L. Pascopella, C. Hahn, E. Zager, D. Ingman, C. Chesler, J. Carlile, C. Nolan, R. Reves and C. Daley. Genotyping Results and Public Health Investigation in a Low-Incidence Region. 2008 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 10-12, 2008.
B. Djojonegoro, J. Kanouse, L. Pascopella, D. Ingman and L. Freimanis-Hance. Improving TB Control Activities in a Low-Incidence Region: Evaluation of Montana’s TB Control Manual. 2008 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 10-12, 2008.
J. Kanouse, B. Djojonegoro, L. Pascopella, K. Field, L. Freimanis-Hance, D. Ingman and E. Zager. Using the TB Program Manual Template: Achievements and Lessons Learned. 2008 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 10-12, 2008.
B. Djojonegoro, J. Kanouse, and L. Freimanis. Assessing Impact: Seven Month Follow-up of a TB Case Management Contact Investigation Course. TB-Education and Training Network Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 7-9, 2007.
L. Freimanis, K. Steingart, C. Hahn, L. Pascopella, C. Nolan. Assessment of a Model Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan for Low-Incidence Areas. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 12-14, 2007.
L. Pascopella, J. Kanouse, D. Ingman, C. Hahn. Survey of TB Information-Seeking Practices of Public Health Workers in Idaho and Montana. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 12-14, 2007.
N. Abernethy, L. Pascopella, R. Reves, C. Nolan, C. Daley. A Regional Approach for Tuberculosis Genotype Surveillance in Low-Incidence Jurisdictions. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 12-14, 2007.
N. Abernethy, T. Tang, L. Pascopella, R. Reves. Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Assessment in a Multi-State Low-Incidence Region. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, June 12-14, 2007.
K. Steingart, L. Freimanis, C. Hahn, L. Pascopella, and C. Nolan. Assessment of a Model Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan for Low-Incidence Areas. CDC Poster Session, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, May 20, 2007.
N. Abernathy, L. Pascopella, R. Reves, C. Nolan, C. Daley. A Regional Approach to Tuberculosis Genotype Surveillance for Low-Incidence Jurisdictions. CDC Poster Session, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, May 20, 2007.
L. Freimanis, K. Steingart, C. Hahn, K. Cohen, L. Pascopella, C. Nolan. Assessment of a Model Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan for Low-Incidence Areas. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia. Feb 22-24, 2007.
N. Abernethy, L. Pascopella, R. Reves, T. Tang. Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Assessment in a Multi-State Low-Incidence Region. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia. Feb 22-24, 2007.
Task Order #6 Laboratory Services Advisory Group and National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN). Mycobacteriology Session at the Annual International Mass Spectrometry Society Meeting. Jackson Hole, WY, September 22, 2006.
J. Kanouse. Process Insights: Creating a State-Level TB Control Manual Template. 2006 National TB Controllers Workshop. June 13, 2006.
C. Hahn, K. Cohen, F. Del Rosario, L. Pascopella, K. R Steingart. Idaho Tuberculosis Case Management Teleconference Series, 2005: An Evaluation. CDC poster session? International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, California. May 21, 2006.
C. Daley: Retooling for a New TB Era: A Regional Approach to TB Prevention and Control in Low-Incidence Areas, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2005.
D. Berger, F. Del Rosario, and L. Freimanis: A Survey of TB Elimination Plans in the United States: Barriers and Benefits for Creating Elimination Plans, CDC Poster Session, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2005.
T. Tang, E. Desmond, R. Reves, L. Freimanis, and D. Berger. Regional Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Assessment in Four Low-Incidence States, CDC Poster Session, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2005.
R. Reves. Can New Technology Improve TB Diagnosis in Low-incidence Areas, 2004 National Tuberculosis Controllers Workshop, June 2004.
D. Berger, C. Nolan, R. Reves, and C. Daley: Prioritizing TB Control Needs: Developing a Regional Framework for TB Control in Low-Incidence Areas, 2004 National Tuberculosis Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, June 2004.
D. Berger, C. Nolan, R. Reves, and C. Daley: Conducting a TB Program Assessment to Identify Regionalization Opportunities, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Austin, TX, February 2004.
Scientific Products
Tuberculosis Program Manual Template: The Tuberculosis Program Manual Template is a set of fully editable Word files that provides comprehensive, standardized guidance to public health staff in a low-incidence region and offers a basis from which state and local jurisdictions may develop their own manuals. http://nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/research/tb_manual_template.cfm
Outbreak Response Plan Template: The Model Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan (ORP) is a customizable template to help ensure comprehensive and timely response to a TB outbreak. The ORP includes the following sections: purpose, indications for initiating the response plan, legal authority, composition of the response team, notification procedures, local and state public health responsibilities, data management, communication, training and education, community partnerships, evaluation, de-activation, and glossary. http://nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/research/tb_orp_lia.cfm
Task Order 7
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
V. Cook, S. Sun, J. Tapia, S. Muth, D. Arguello, B. Lewis, R. Rothenberg, P. McElroy and the Network Analysis Project Team. Enhancing Tuberculosis Contact Investigations with Transmission Network Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. In press.
Cook VJ. Sun SJ. Tapia J. Muth SQ. Arguello DF. Lewis BL. Rothenberg RB. McElroy PD. Transmission network analysis in tuberculosis contact investigations. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 196(10):1517-27, 2007 Nov.
Other Articles
P. McElroy. Use of Network Analysis Methods to Characterize M. tuberculosis Transmission Patterns Among Women and Other High-Risk Populations. TB Notes Number 4, 2005. 24
Oral Presentations
None
Abstracts
S. Sun. Results from TBESC study #7: Local application of network analysis to TB prevention. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, California, May 22, 2005.
P. McElroy. Can network analysis be used to identify TB transmission? International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. February 24, 2005.
Task Order 8
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
None
Other Articles
None
Oral Presentations
None
Abstracts
Teeter LD, Valdez M, Moonan PK, Flood JM, Anger H, Salcedo K, Chatterjee SG, Graviss EA, and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The molecular epidemiology of multi-drug resistance TB in the United States. 40th International Union Against TB and Lung Disease World Lung Disease meeting, Cancun, Mexico, Dec 3-7, 2009.
Task Order 9
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
Davidow AL, Katz D, Reves R, Bethel J, Ngong L, Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The Challenge of Multisite Epidemiologic Studies in Diverse Populations: Design and Implementation of a 22-Site Study of Tuberculosis in Foreign-Born People. Public Health Reports. 2009; 124(3): 391-399.
Other Articles
Katz D. Enhanced Surveillance to Identify Missed Opportunities for TB Prevention in the Foreign-born: Closing the Gap. TB Notes Number 3, 2003. 20.
Katz D. Enhanced Surveillance to Identify Missed Opportunities for TB Prevention in the Foreign-born: Closing the Gap. TB Notes Number 2, 2006. 29.
Oral Presentations
Davidow A, Sevilla A, Katz D, Reves R. Prevention of tuberculosis in older, foreign-born residents of the US. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2010.
Ngong L, Katz D, Davidow A, Reves R, Bethel J for the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The Little Study that Could: How One Group Met the Challenge of Conducting Multi-site Epidemiologic Studies Among Diverse Populations in the US and Canada. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November 3-7, 2007.
Katz D. Foreign Born Guidelines Update and Epidemiology of TB in the Foreign Born. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 12, 2007.
Davidow A. TBESC Task 9: Enhanced surveillance to identify missed opportunities for prevention of tuberculosis in the foreign-born. CDC Session, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Orlando, Florida. 2004.
Abstracts
Oh P, Davidow A, Reves R, Graviss EA, Royce R, Katz D & the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The contribution of prevalent cases to the reported tuberculosis case load among newly-arrived foreign-born persons in the United States. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Cronin W, Davidow A, Katz D, Naus M, Pascopella L, Reves R, Royce S, Wall K. The contribution of immigration medical examinations to tuberculosis (TB) control in the United States (US) and Canada. International Union Against TB and Lung Disease World Lung Disease meeting, Paris, France, Oct 16-20, 2008.
Pang J, Teeter L, Miranda W, Wall K, Graviss E, Restrepo B, Reves R, Ngong L, Katz D, and Davidow A. The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Children Under Age Five Years in the United States and Canada Who are Foreign-born or Children of Foreign-born Parents. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada, May 16-21, 2008.
Teeter LD, Restrepo BI, Chatterjee SG, Wallace CE, Davidow AL, Graviss EA. Are foreign born tuberculosis cases along the Texas-Mexico Border Significantly Different than Non-Border Cases? International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference: North American Region. San Diego, CA. February 28 – March 1, 2008.
Katz DJ, Davidow A, Reves R. Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Foreign-Born Persons. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, May 18-23, 2007
Cronin W, Davidow A, Katz D, Pascopella L, Reves R, and Royce S. The Contribution of Pre-Entry Immigration Medical Examinations to Tuberculosis Control in the United States. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, May 18-23, 2007
Katz D, Davidow A, Reves R, Flood J, Macaraig M, Tapia J, Mendoza-Alvarez H, for the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Foreign-Born Persons in the United States. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia. Feb 22-24, 2007.
Cronin W, Davidow A, Katz D, Pascopella L, Reves R, and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Secondary Migration reported by Foreign-born TB patients living in the United States and Canada. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia. Feb 22-24, 2007.
Davidow AL, Reves R, and Katz DJ. Design and implementation of a representative study of tuberculosis among the foreign-born in the United States and Canada. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Chicago, Illinois. March 2 – 4, 2006.
Davidow AL, Katz D, Reves R. Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in North America. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease World Conference on Lung Health. Paris, October 2005.
Davidow AL, Katz D, Reves R. Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in North America. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease World Conference on Lung Health. Paris, November 2003.
Task Order 10
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
Phillips, V L. Teweldemedhin, B. Ahmedov, S. Cobb, J. McNabb SJN. Evaluation of program performance and expenditures in a report of performance measures (RPM) via a case study of two Florida county tuberculosis program. Evaluation & Program Planning. 2010; 33(4):373-378.
Miller, T.L., P. Hilsenrath, K. Lykens, S.J.N. McNabb, P.K. Moonan, and S.E. Weis. Using Costs and Health Impacts to Prioritize the Targeted Testing of Tuberculosis in the United States. Ann Epidemiology 2006;16(4):305-12.
Weis, S.E., T.L. Miller, P.E. Hilsenrath, and P.K. Moonan. Comprehensive cost description of tuberculosis care. Int J TB and Lung Disease 2005; 9(4): 467-470.
McNabb SJN, Surdo AM, Redmond A, et al. Applying a new conceptual framework to evaluate tuberculosis surveillance and action performance and measure the costs, Hillsborough County, Florida, 2002. Annals of Epidemiology 2004; 14(9):640-645.
Other Articles
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Oral Presentations
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Abstracts
Miller, T. L., S.E. Weis. An Economic Approach to Adoption of Tuberculosis Technology. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, 2006.
Miller, T.L., McNabb, S.J.N., Patel, N., and Weis, S.E. An Economic Decision-support Tool for Tuberculosis Program Managers, Texas, 2005. International Union Against TB and Lung Disease: North American Region. Chicago, IL, 2006.
Miller, T.L., Hilsenrath, P., McNabb, S.J.N., and Weis, S.E. Economic Evaluation of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: special considerations. 2005 National Tuberculosis Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Lykens K, Kurian A, Moonan P, Weiss S. Evaluating Tuberculosis Surveillance and Action in an Urban and Rural Setting. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2005, Boston, MA.
Kurian A., K. Lykens, P.K. Moonan, S.J.N. McNabb, and S. Weis. Developing a Standardized Evaluation Toolkit for Tuberculosis Control Programs. 2004. American Lung Association Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Miller, T., P. Hilsenrath, P.K. Moonan, S.J.N. McNabb, and S.E. Weis. A Standardized Tool for Assessing Tuberculosis Surveillance and Action Performance and Cost. 2004. American Lung Association Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Task Order 11
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
None
Other Articles
White, C. New Communication Efforts to Stop TB in the African-American Community. TB Notes No.4, 2006.
DeLuca N, Royce R, Wallace C. Communications, Education, And Behavioral Studies Branch Updates Stop TB in the African-American Community Summit. TB Notes No. 3, 2006.
DeLuca N, Royce R, Wallace C. Stop TB in the African-American Community Summit Draws More Than 100. TB Challenge: Partnering to Eliminate TB in African Americans. Summer 2006.
White, C. New Communication Efforts to Stop TB in the African-American Community. TB Challenge Newsletter, Summer 2006.
Oral Presentations
Royce, R.A., S.L. Harris, C.K. Woodsong, C. White, and N. DeLuca. Racial disparity in tuberculosis (TB) in the southeast United States. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, May 19-24, 2006.
Abstracts
Rachel A Royce, Shelly L. Harris, Tammeka Swinson Evans, Allison M. Maiuri, Paul W. Colson, Lauren Maxwell, Jonathan N. Kromm, Nickolas DeLuca, and Wanda Walton. Intervention to stop tuberculosis in the African American community. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Royce R., Stone Wiggins B., Muñoz Sanchez J., Harris S., Swinson T., White C., Wallace C., DeLuca N. Building Political Will And Stimulating New Activities To Stop TB Disparity – Preliminary Results From an Evaluation of the “Stop TB in the African American Community”, A National, U.S. Summit. 58th Annual Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) Meeting: Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity. Alexandria, Virginia. October 31 – November 3, 2007.
Royce R, Woodsong C, Harris S, Swinson T, White C, DeLuca N. A Qualitative Study of Tuberculosis (TB) In Rural and Urban African-American Communities in the U.S.A. Multi-Level Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Effective TB Control. Submitted for poster presentation. 58th Annual Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) Meeting: Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity. Alexandria, Virginia. October 31 – November 3, 2007.
Royce R., Stone Wiggins B., Muñoz Sanchez J., Harris S., Swinson T., White C., Wallace C., DeLuca N. Building Political Will And Stimulating New Activities To Stop TB Disparity – Preliminary Results From an Evaluation of the “Stop TB in the African American Community”, A National, U.S. Summit. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. February 22-24, 2007.
Royce R, Woodsong C, Harris S, Swinson T, White C, DeLuca N. A Qualitative Study of Tuberculosis (TB) In Rural and Urban African-American Communities In the U.S.A. Multi-Level Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Effective TB Control. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. February 22-24, 2007.
White C, Deluca N, Royce R. The Stop Tuberculosis (TB) in the African-American Community Listserv and Website. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. February 22-24, 2007.
DeLuca N, Royce RA, Wallace C, White C, Sanchez J, Harris SL. The “Stop TB in the African-American Community” Summit. TB Education and Training Network Sixth Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, August 15-17, 2006.
Royce, R.A., S.L. Harris, C.K. Woodsong, C. White, and N. DeLuca. "Racial disparity in tuberculosis (TB) in the southeastern United States." 2006 National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia, June 13-15, 2006.
Task Order 12
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
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Other Articles
Pang JWY, Jackson JC .TBESC Task Order 12 (TO 12) Update: Primary Care Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) and TB Disease among Foreign-born Populations: A Study of Barriers and Facilitators. CDC TB Notes. In press.
Oral Presentations
Jackson, JC, Pang JWY, Bryant S., Deluca N. The Management of Latent Tuberculosis: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice in Primary Care. 2007 National Tuberculosis Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 14, 2007.
Pang, JWY, Jackson JC, Bryant S., DeLuca, N. An Intervention to Improve Knowledge in Latent Tuberculosis Infection Management in Primary Care. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. San Diego, CA. February 28-March 2, 2008.
Jackson, JC, Pang JWY, Bryant S, DeLuca N. Factors that Promote and Obstruct Testing for Latent TB Infection among Primary Care Physicians. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. Toronto, Canada. May 19, 2008.
Abstracts
Jackson, JC, Pang JWY, Bryant S., Deluca N. Whose Problem is This? Managing Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: North American Region. Chicago, IL. March 2-4, 2006.
Jackson, JC, Pang JWY, Bryant S, DeLuca N. Assessing the Facilitators and Barriers in Managing Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Primary Care Providers of Foreign-Born Populations. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA. May 23, 2006.
Task Order 13
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
Sterling T, Bethel J, Goldberg S, Weinfurter P, Yun L, Horsburgh CR, Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2006: 173; 927-931.
C. Robert Horsburgh, Jr., Stefan Goldberg, James Bethel, Shande Chen, Paul Colson, Yael Hirsch-Moverman, Stephen Hughes, Robin Shrestha-Kuwahara, Timothy R. Sterling, Kirsten Wall, Paul Weinfurter and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. “Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Acceptance and Completion in the United States and Canada” Chest 2010; 137(2):401-409.
Other Articles
None
Oral Presentations
None
Abstracts
Colson PW, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Bethel J, Vempaty P, Salcedo K, Wall K, Miranda W, Collins S, Naus M, Horsburgh CR. Reasons for non-acceptance of latent tuberculosis infection treatment; a prospective cohort study in U.S. and Canada. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Hirsch-Moverman Y, Shrestha-Kuwahara R, Bethel J, Blumberg H, Munguia G, Venkatappa T, Vempaty P, Horsburgh CR. Reasons for non-completion of latent tuberculosis infection treatment; a prospective cohort study in the U.S. and Canada. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Horsburgh R, Goldberg S, Bethel J, Colson P, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Hughes S, Shrestha-Kuwahara R, Sterling T, Wall K, Weinfurter P, TBESC. Low latent tuberculosis infection treatment completion with 9-month INH regimen. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:A24.
Sterling T., Bethel J.,Goldberg S., Weinfurter P., Yun L., Horsburgh C.R. , and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, California, May 19-24, 2006.
Task Order 15
Abstracts
Kearns, CH, Hughes, SE, Grabau, JC. Enhancing TB Programs' Capacity for Self-Evaluation: Testing New Tools and Developing an Evaluation Toolkit. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 12-14, 2007.
Kearns, CH, Hughes, SE, Grabau, JC. Evaluation of Completion of Treatment for Tuberculosis in New York State. 2007 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 12 – 14, 2007.
Task Order 18
Peer-reviewed Manuscripts
None
Other Articles
None
Oral Presentations
R Belknap, K Wall, S Dorman, P Weinfurter, and C Daley. for TBESC. Interferon-gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in Serial Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in U.S. Health Care Workers. 106th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana 2010.
R Belknap, MD, M Feske, BS, G Choung, MBS, P Weinfurter, MPH, K Wall, MHS and E Graviss, PhD, MPH. Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Health Care Workers: Impact of a Recent Tuberculin Skin Test on the Interferon-gamma Release Assays (IGRAs), Oral Presentation 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego 2009
S Dorman, MD, R Belknap, MD, P Weinfurter, MPH, L Teeter, PhD, J Thomas, MPH and C Daley, MD. Evaluation of New Interferon-gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in U.S. Health Care Workers: Baseline Testing Results, Oral Presentation 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego 2009
Daley C. Comparison of IGRAs in HCW screening in the USA. 2nd Global Symposium on Interferon Gamma Release Assays, May 29-May 31, 2009, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Abstracts
R Belknap, M Parker, Yaping Wang, S Dorman, E Graviss P Weinfurter, C Daley, and R Reves for TBESC Task Order #18. Re-running QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube samples as a strategy for identifying false positive results. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado 2011.
Y Hirsch-Moverman, K Wall, A Maiuri, A Khan, E Munk, P Weinfurter, N DeLuca and the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Acceptability Of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays Among Healthcare Workers Who Receive Routine Employee Tuberculosis Testing. Abstract/ Poster 106th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana 2010.
R Belknap, MD, J Kelaher, MD, K Wall, MHS, C Daley, MD, N Schluger, MD and R Reves, MD, MSc. Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in U.S. Health Care Workers: Reproducibility, Repeatability and 6 month follow-up with Interferon-gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) Abstract/ Poster 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego 2009
Task Order 19
Abstracts
Ho C, Djojonegoro BM, Jarlsberg LG, Fair E for the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Effectiveness of QuantiFERON-TB Gold in contact tracing. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Task Order 20
Abstracts
EA Graviss, R Reves, K Wall, DTC Nhung, HH Hai, J Painter, R O’Brien for TBESC. Quantiferon gold in-tube (QFT) and tuberculin skin testing (TST) evaluation during tuberculosis (TB) screening for United States (US) immigrants from Vietnam. International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, Asian Pacific Region, 2009.
Task Order 23
Abstracts
Royce R, Dolly Katz, Melissa Pagaoa, and Charles Wallace for the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium. Epidemiologic study of tuberculosis in the African American community. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Task Order 26
Abstracts
JS Kammerer, SG Chatterjee, PK Moonan, R Miramontes, WA Cronin, TR Navin, and the TBESC. A statistical method to prioritize M. tuberculosis genotype clusters for tuberculosis control programs’ use in the United States. CDC Poster Session, International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana 2010.
Task Order 31
Other Articles
Beavers S. TBESC Task Order 31: Panel Physician Training Visits. TB Notes Newsletter 2010:(4) 23–24.
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