Ibrahim Abubakar
- Universal HIV testing in London tuberculosis clinics: a cluster randomised controlled trialBy Anjana Roy, Sudy Anaraki, Pia Hardelid, Mike Catchpole, Laura C. Rodrigues, Marc Lipman, Samantha Perkins, Anita Roche, Helen R. Stagg, Jose Figueroa and Ibrahim AbubakarAnjana RoyHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencySudy AnarakiHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyPia HardelidHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyMike CatchpoleHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyLaura C. RodriguesEpidemiology and Population Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineMarc LipmanDivision of Medicine, University College LondonSamantha PerkinsHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyAnita RocheHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyHelen R. StaggHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyJose FigueroaNHS City and Hackney,Ibrahim AbubakarHealth Protection Services, Health Protection AgencyNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, , UK
- Do we need bacteriological confirmation of cure in uncomplicated tuberculosis?By Abbey Ursula Leahy, Marc Lipman, Martin Hetzel, Onn Min Kon, Susan Hopkins and Ibrahim AbubakarAbbey Ursula LeahyUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust,Marc LipmanRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London,Martin HetzelUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust,Onn Min KonImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and National Heart and Lung Institute,Susan HopkinsRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London,Ibrahim AbubakarTuberculosis Section, Health Protection Agency Colindale and University College London, , UK
- Pregnancy: A risk for developing tuberculosis? A national cohort and self-controlled case series study using UK primary care dataBy Dominik Zenner, Michelle Kruijshaar, Nick Andrews and Ibrahim AbubakarDominik ZennerMichelle KruijshaarNick Andrews
- Diagnostic culture confirmation and bacteriological evidence of cure in English adult TB cases: Can we do better?By Abbey Leahy, Martin Hetzel, Onn Kon, Marc Lipman and Ibrahim AbubakarAbbey Leahy1Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United KingdomMartin Hetzel1Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United KingdomOnn Kon2Respiratory Medicine, St, Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United KingdomMarc Lipman3Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free Hospital Hampstead NHS Trust, London, United KingdomIbrahim Abubakar4Infectious Disease Epidemiology, National Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
- A tale of two settings: the role of the Beijing genotype in the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosisBy Helen R. Stagg, Ted Cohen, Mercedes C. Becerra, Laura F. Anderson and Ibrahim AbubakarHelen R. StaggResearch Dept of Infection and Population Health, University College London2TB Section,3Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital,Ted Cohen3Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital,Dept of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,Mercedes C. BecerraDept of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, , USALaura F. Anderson2TB Section,Ibrahim AbubakarResearch Dept of Infection and Population Health, University College London2TB Section,
- Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statementBy Christoph Lange, Ibrahim Abubakar, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Graham Bothamley, Jose A. Caminero, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Kwok-Chiu Chang, Luigi Codecasa, Ana Correia, Valeriu Crudu, Peter Davies, Martin Dedicoat, Francis Drobniewski, Raquel Duarte, Cordula Ehlers, Connie Erkens, Delia Goletti, Gunar Günther, Elmira Ibraim, Beate Kampmann, Liga Kuksa, Wiel de Lange, Frank van Leth, Jan van Lunzen, Alberto Matteelli, Dick Menzies, Ignacio Monedero, Elvira Richter, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Andreas Sandgren, Anna Scardigli, Alena Skrahina, Enrico Tortoli, Grigory Volchenkov, Dirk Wagner, Marieke J. van der Werf, Bhanu Williams, Wing-Wai Yew, Jean-Pierre Zellweger and Daniela Maria CirilloChristoph LangeFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionIbrahim AbubakarFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJan-Willem C. AlffenaarFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGraham BothamleyFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJose A. CamineroFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAnna Cristina C. CarvalhoFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionKwok-Chiu ChangFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionLuigi CodecasaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAna CorreiaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionValeriu CruduFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionPeter DaviesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionMartin DedicoatFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFrancis DrobniewskiFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionRaquel DuarteFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionCordula EhlersFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionConnie ErkensFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDelia GolettiFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGunar GüntherFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionElmira IbraimFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionBeate KampmannFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionLiga KuksaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionWiel de LangeFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFrank van LethFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJan van LunzenFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAlberto MatteelliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDick MenziesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionIgnacio MonederoFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionElvira RichterFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionSabine Rüsch-GerdesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAndreas SandgrenFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAnna ScardigliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAlena SkrahinaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionEnrico TortoliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGrigory VolchenkovFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDirk WagnerFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionMarieke J. van der WerfFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionBhanu WilliamsFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionWing-Wai YewFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJean-Pierre ZellwegerFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDaniela Maria CirilloFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements section
- Population-based outcomes of HIV-TB co- infections in England and WalesBy Dominik Zenner, Stefano Conti, Zheng Yin, Meaghan Kall, Michelle Kruijshaar, Brian Rice, Ibrahim Abubakar and Valerie DelpecheDominik Zenner1National Surveillance - HPS Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomStefano Conti1National Surveillance - HPS Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomZheng Yin1National Surveillance - HPS Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomMeaghan Kall1National Surveillance - HPS Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomMichelle Kruijshaar2Department for Paediatrics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, NetherlandsBrian Rice1National Surveillance - HPS Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomIbrahim Abubakar3Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London, London, United KingdomValerie Delpeche1National Surveillance - HPS Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Active TB case finding strategies in high-risk groups in low-incidence countries - A literature reviewBy Dominik Zenner, Jo Southern, Rob van Hest, Gerard deVries, Helen R. Stagg, Delphine Antoine and Ibrahim AbubakarDominik Zenner1National Tuberculosis Section, Respiratory Diseases Department, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomJo Southern1National Tuberculosis Section, Respiratory Diseases Department, Health Protection Agency, London, United KingdomRob van Hest2TB Department, Municipal Public Health Service, Rotterdam-Rijnmond, NetherlandsGerard deVries3KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, NetherlandsHelen R. Stagg4Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United KingdomDelphine Antoine5Institut De Veille Sanitaire, Institut De Veille Sanitaire, Paris, FranceIbrahim Abubakar4Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Universal HIV testing in London TB clinics: cluster randomised controlled trialBy Anjana Roy, Sudy Anaraki, Pia Hardelid, Mike Catchpole, Laura C Rodrigues, Marc Lipman, Samantha Perkins, Anita Roche, Helen R Stagg, Jose Figueroa and Ibrahim AbubakarArticle | Published in 2012 in European Respiratory JournalAnjana RoySudy AnarakiPia HardelidMike CatchpoleLaura C RodriguesMarc LipmanSamantha PerkinsAnita RocheHelen R StaggJose FigueroaIbrahim Abubakar
- A tale of two settings: the role of the Beijing genotype in the epidemiology of MDR-TBBy Helen R. Stagg, Ted Cohen, Mercedes C. Becerra, Laura F. Anderson and Ibrahim AbubakarArticle | Published in 2013 in European Respiratory JournalHelen R. StaggTed CohenMercedes C. BecerraLaura F. Anderson
- Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statementBy Christoph Lange, Ibrahim Abubakar, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Graham Bothamley, Jose A. Caminero, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Kwok-Chiu Chang, Luigi Codecasa, Ana Correia, Valeriu Crudu, Peter Davies, Martin Dedicoat, Francis Drobniewski, Raquel Duarte, Cordula Ehlers, Connie Erkens, Delia Goletti, Gunar Günther, Elmira Ibraim, Beate Kampmann, Liga Kuksa, Wiel de Lange, Frank van Leth, Jan van Lunzen, Alberto Matteelli, Dick Menzies, Ignacio Monedero, Elvira Richter, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Andreas Sandgren, Anna Scardigli, Alena Skrahina, Enrico Tortoli, Grigory Volchenkov, Dirk Wagner, Marieke J. van der Werf, Bhanu Williams, Wing-Wai Yew, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Daniela Maria Cirillo and for the TBNETArticle | Published in 2014 in European Respiratory JournalChristoph LangeFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionIbrahim AbubakarFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJan-Willem C. AlffenaarFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGraham BothamleyFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJose A. CamineroFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAnna Cristina C. CarvalhoFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionKwok-Chiu ChangFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionLuigi CodecasaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAna CorreiaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionValeriu CruduFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionPeter DaviesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionMartin DedicoatFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFrancis DrobniewskiFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionRaquel DuarteFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionCordula EhlersFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionConnie ErkensFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDelia GolettiFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGunar GüntherFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionElmira IbraimFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionBeate KampmannFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionLiga KuksaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionWiel de LangeFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFrank van LethFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJan van LunzenFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAlberto MatteelliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDick MenziesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionIgnacio MonederoFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionElvira RichterFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionSabine Rüsch-GerdesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAndreas SandgrenFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAnna ScardigliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAlena SkrahinaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionEnrico TortoliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGrigory VolchenkovFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDirk WagnerFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionMarieke J. van der WerfFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionBhanu WilliamsFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionWing-Wai YewFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJean-Pierre ZellwegerFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDaniela Maria CirilloFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements section
- Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statementBy Christoph Lange, Ibrahim Abubakar, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Graham Bothamley, Jose A. Caminero, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Kwok-Chiu Chang, Luigi Codecasa, Ana Correia, Valeriu Crudu, Peter Davies, Martin Dedicoat, Francis Drobniewski, Raquel Duarte, Cordula Ehlers, Connie Erkens, Delia Goletti, Gunar Günther, Elmira Ibraim, Beate Kampmann, Liga Kuksa, Wiel de Lange, Frank van Leth, Jan van Lunzen, Alberto Matteelli, Dick Menzies, Ignacio Monedero, Elvira Richter, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Andreas Sandgren, Anna Scardigli, Alena Skrahina, Enrico Tortoli, Grigory Volchenkov, Dirk Wagner, Marieke J. van der Werf, Bhanu Williams, Wing-Wai Yew, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Daniela Maria Cirillo and for the TBNETArticle | Published in 2014 in European Respiratory JournalChristoph LangeFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionIbrahim AbubakarFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJan-Willem C. AlffenaarFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGraham BothamleyFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJose A. CamineroFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAnna Cristina C. CarvalhoFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionKwok-Chiu ChangFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionLuigi CodecasaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAna CorreiaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionValeriu CruduFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionPeter DaviesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionMartin DedicoatFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFrancis DrobniewskiFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionRaquel DuarteFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionCordula EhlersFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionConnie ErkensFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDelia GolettiFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGunar GüntherFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionElmira IbraimFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionBeate KampmannFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionLiga KuksaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionWiel de LangeFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFrank van LethFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJan van LunzenFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAlberto MatteelliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDick MenziesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionIgnacio MonederoFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionElvira RichterFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionSabine Rüsch-GerdesFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAndreas SandgrenFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAnna ScardigliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionAlena SkrahinaFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionEnrico TortoliFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionGrigory VolchenkovFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDirk WagnerFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionMarieke J. van der WerfFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionBhanu WilliamsFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionWing-Wai YewFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionJean-Pierre ZellwegerFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionDaniela Maria CirilloFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements sectionFor the authors’ affiliations see the Acknowledgements section
- The protective effect of BCG vaccination against mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children: A systematic reviewBy Anjana Roy, Michael Eisenhut, Ross Harris, Laura Rodrigues, Saranya Sridhar, Stephanie Habermann, Luke Snell, Punam Mangtani, Ifedayo Adetifa, Ajit Lalvani and Ibrahim AbubakarAnjana Roy1Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United KingdomMichael Eisenhut2Paediatrics, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, United KingdomRoss Harris1Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United KingdomLaura Rodrigues3Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United KingdomSaranya Sridhar4Tuberculosis Research Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomStephanie Habermann2Paediatrics, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, United KingdomLuke Snell2Paediatrics, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, United KingdomPunam Mangtani3Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United KingdomIfedayo Adetifa5Medical Research Council, Fajara, GambiaAjit Lalvani4Tuberculosis Research Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomIbrahim Abubakar1Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
- Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countriesBy Knut Lönnroth, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Ibrahim Abubakar, Lia D'Ambrosio, Gerard de Vries, Roland Diel, Paul Douglas, Dennis Falzon, Marc-Andre Gaudreau, Delia Goletti, Edilberto R. González Ochoa, Philip LoBue, Alberto Matteelli, Howard Njoo, Ivan Solovic, Alistair Story, Tamara Tayeb, Marieke J. van der Werf, Diana Weil, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Mohamed R.M. Al Lawati, Stefano Aliberti, Wouter Arrazola de Oñate, Draurio Barreira, Vineet Bhatia, Francesco Blasi, Amy Bloom, Judith Bruchfeld, Francesco Castelli, Rosella Centis, Daniel Chemtob, Daniela M. Cirillo, Alberto Colorado, Andrei Dadu, Ulf R. Dahle, Laura De Paoli, Hannah M. Dias, Raquel Duarte, Lanfranco Fattorini, Mina Gaga, Haileyesus Getahun, Philippe Glaziou, Lasha Goguadze, Mirtha del Granado, Walter Haas, Asko Järvinen, Geun-Yong Kwon, Davide Mosca, Payam Nahid, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Isabel Noguer, Joan O'Donnell, Analita Pace-Asciak, Maria G. Pompa, Gilda G. Popescu, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, Karin Rønning, Morten Ruhwald, Jean-Paul Sculier, Aleksandar Simunović, Alison Smith-Palmer, Giovanni Sotgiu, Giorgia Sulis, Carlos A. Torres-Duque, Kazunori Umeki, Mukund Uplekar, Catharina van Weezenbeek, Tuula Vasankari, Robert J. Vitillo, Constantia Voniatis, Maryse Wanlin and Mario C. RaviglioneKnut LönnrothGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandBoth authors contributed equallyGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyBoth authors contributed equallyIbrahim AbubakarTB Section, University College London and Public Health England, London, UKLia D'AmbrosioWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyGerard de VriesKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The NetherlandsRoland DielUniversity Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Institute for Epidemiology, Kiel, GermanyPaul DouglasGlobal Health Borders Refugee and Onshore Services, Dept of Immigration and Border Protection, Sydney, AustraliaDennis FalzonGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandMarc-Andre GaudreauCentre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Montreal, QC, CanadaDelia GolettiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, ItalyEdilberto R. González OchoaResearch and Surveillance Group on TB, Leprosy and ARI, Epidemiology Board, Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kourí”, Havana, CubaPhilip LoBueDivision of TB Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAAlberto MatteelliGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandHoward NjooCentre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Montreal, QC, CanadaIvan SolovicTB Dept, National Institute for TB, Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vysne Hagy, Catholic University, Ružomberok, SlovakiaAlistair StoryFind and Treat, London, UKTamara TayebNational TB Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMarieke J. van der WerfEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, SwedenDiana WeilGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandJean-Pierre ZellwegerSwiss Lung Association, Bern, SwitzerlandMohamed Abdel AzizWHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, EgyptMohamed R.M. Al LawatiMinistry of Health, Muscat, OmanStefano AlibertiUniversità degli Studi di Milano – Bicocca, UO Clinica Pneumologica, AO San Gerardo, Monza, ItalyWouter Arrazola de OñateBelgian Lung and Tuberculosis Association, Brussels, BelgiumDraurio BarreiraMinistry of Health, Brasilia, BrazilVineet BhatiaGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandFrancesco BlasiDipartimento Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, University of Milan, IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda, Milan, ItalyAmy BloomUS Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USAJudith BruchfeldUnit of Infectious Diseases, Institution of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Solna and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenFrancesco CastelliUniversity of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyRosella CentisWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyDaniel ChemtobMinistry of Health, Jerusalem, IsraelDaniela M. CirilloIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyAlberto ColoradoAdvocates for Health International, San Diego, CA, USAAndrei DaduTB and M/XDR-TB Control Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, DenmarkUlf R. DahleNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayLaura De PaoliMédecins sans Frontières, Rome, ItalyHannah M. DiasGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandRaquel DuarteGeneral Directorate of Health, Lisbon, PortugalLanfranco FattoriniIstituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, ItalyMina GagaNational Referral Centre for Mycobacteria, Athens Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health, Athens, GreeceHaileyesus GetahunGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandPhilippe GlaziouGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandLasha GoguadzeInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, SwitzerlandMirtha del GranadoWHO Regional Office for the Americas, Washington, DC, USAWalter HaasDept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, GermanyAsko JärvinenFinnish Lung Health Association, Helsinki, FinlandHelsinki University Central Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki, FinlandGeun-Yong KwonKorea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDavide MoscaInternational Organization for Migration, Geneva, SwitzerlandPayam NahidUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USAAmerican Thoracic Society (ATS), New York, NY, USANobuyuki NishikioriStop TB and Leprosy Elimination, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, PhilippinesIsabel NoguerInstituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainJoan O'DonnellHSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, IrelandAnalita Pace-AsciakMinistry for Health, Valletta, MaltaMaria G. PompaMinistry of Health, Rome, ItalyGilda G. PopescuPneumology Institute Marius Nasta, Bucharest, RomaniaCarlos Robalo CordeiroCoimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, PortugalKarin RønningNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayMorten RuhwaldStatens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, DenmarkJean-Paul SculierInstitut Jules Bordet (ULB), Brussels, BelgiumAleksandar SimunovićCroatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, CroatiaAlison Smith-PalmerHealth Protection Scotland, Glasgow, UKGiovanni SotgiuClinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, ItalyGiorgia SulisGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandCarlos A. Torres-DuqueAsociacion Latinoamericana de Torax (ALAT) - Fundacion Neumologica Colombiana, Bogota, ColombiaKazunori UmekiMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo, JapanMukund UplekarGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandCatharina van WeezenbeekKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The NetherlandsTuula VasankariFinnish Lung Health Association, Helsinki, FinlandRobert J. VitilloCaritas Internationalis, Geneva, SwitzerlandConstantia VoniatisMinistry of Health, Nicosia, CyprusMaryse WanlinFonds des Affections Respiratoires (FARES), Brussels, BelgiumMario C. RaviglioneGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countriesBy Knut Lönnroth, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Ibrahim Abubakar, Lia D'Ambrosio, Gerard de Vries, Roland Diel, Paul Douglas, Dennis Falzon, Marc-Andre Gaudreau, Delia Goletti, Edilberto R. González Ochoa, Philip LoBue, Alberto Matteelli, Howard Njoo, Ivan Solovic, Alistair Story, Tamara Tayeb, Marieke J. van der Werf, Diana Weil, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Mohamed R.M. Al Lawati, Stefano Aliberti, Wouter Arrazola de Oñate, Draurio Barreira, Vineet Bhatia, Francesco Blasi, Amy Bloom, Judith Bruchfeld, Francesco Castelli, Rosella Centis, Daniel Chemtob, Daniela M. Cirillo, Alberto Colorado, Andrei Dadu, Ulf R. Dahle, Laura De Paoli, Hannah M. Dias, Raquel Duarte, Lanfranco Fattorini, Mina Gaga, Haileyesus Getahun, Philippe Glaziou, Lasha Goguadze, Mirtha del Granado, Walter Haas, Asko Järvinen, Geun-Yong Kwon, Davide Mosca, Payam Nahid, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Isabel Noguer, Joan O'Donnell, Analita Pace-Asciak, Maria G. Pompa, Gilda G. Popescu, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, Karin Rønning, Morten Ruhwald, Jean-Paul Sculier, Aleksandar Simunović, Alison Smith-Palmer, Giovanni Sotgiu, Giorgia Sulis, Carlos A. Torres-Duque, Kazunori Umeki, Mukund Uplekar, Catharina van Weezenbeek, Tuula Vasankari, Robert J. Vitillo, Constantia Voniatis, Maryse Wanlin and Mario C. RaviglioneArticle | Published in 2015 in European Respiratory JournalKnut LönnrothGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandBoth authors contributed equallyGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyBoth authors contributed equallyIbrahim AbubakarTB Section, University College London and Public Health England, London, UKLia D'AmbrosioWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyGerard de VriesKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The NetherlandsRoland DielUniversity Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Institute for Epidemiology, Kiel, GermanyPaul DouglasGlobal Health Borders Refugee and Onshore Services, Dept of Immigration and Border Protection, Sydney, AustraliaDennis FalzonGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandMarc-Andre GaudreauCentre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Montreal, QC, CanadaDelia GolettiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, ItalyEdilberto R. González OchoaResearch and Surveillance Group on TB, Leprosy and ARI, Epidemiology Board, Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kourí”, Havana, CubaPhilip LoBueDivision of TB Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAAlberto MatteelliGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandHoward NjooCentre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Montreal, QC, CanadaIvan SolovicTB Dept, National Institute for TB, Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vysne Hagy, Catholic University, Ružomberok, SlovakiaAlistair StoryFind and Treat, London, UKTamara TayebNational TB Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMarieke J. van der WerfEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, SwedenDiana WeilGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandJean-Pierre ZellwegerSwiss Lung Association, Bern, SwitzerlandMohamed Abdel AzizWHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, EgyptMohamed R.M. Al LawatiMinistry of Health, Muscat, OmanStefano AlibertiUniversità degli Studi di Milano – Bicocca, UO Clinica Pneumologica, AO San Gerardo, Monza, ItalyWouter Arrazola de OñateBelgian Lung and Tuberculosis Association, Brussels, BelgiumDraurio BarreiraMinistry of Health, Brasilia, BrazilVineet BhatiaGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandFrancesco BlasiDipartimento Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, University of Milan, IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda, Milan, ItalyAmy BloomUS Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USAJudith BruchfeldUnit of Infectious Diseases, Institution of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Solna and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenFrancesco CastelliUniversity of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyRosella CentisWHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyDaniel ChemtobMinistry of Health, Jerusalem, IsraelDaniela M. CirilloIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyAlberto ColoradoAdvocates for Health International, San Diego, CA, USAAndrei DaduTB and M/XDR-TB Control Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, DenmarkUlf R. DahleNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayLaura De PaoliMédecins sans Frontières, Rome, ItalyHannah M. DiasGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandRaquel DuarteGeneral Directorate of Health, Lisbon, PortugalLanfranco FattoriniIstituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, ItalyMina GagaNational Referral Centre for Mycobacteria, Athens Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health, Athens, GreeceHaileyesus GetahunGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandPhilippe GlaziouGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandLasha GoguadzeInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, SwitzerlandMirtha del GranadoWHO Regional Office for the Americas, Washington, DC, USAWalter HaasDept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, GermanyAsko JärvinenFinnish Lung Health Association, Helsinki, FinlandHelsinki University Central Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki, FinlandGeun-Yong KwonKorea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDavide MoscaInternational Organization for Migration, Geneva, SwitzerlandPayam NahidUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USAAmerican Thoracic Society (ATS), New York, NY, USANobuyuki NishikioriStop TB and Leprosy Elimination, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, PhilippinesIsabel NoguerInstituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainJoan O'DonnellHSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, IrelandAnalita Pace-AsciakMinistry for Health, Valletta, MaltaMaria G. PompaMinistry of Health, Rome, ItalyGilda G. PopescuPneumology Institute Marius Nasta, Bucharest, RomaniaCarlos Robalo CordeiroCoimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, PortugalKarin RønningNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayMorten RuhwaldStatens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, DenmarkJean-Paul SculierInstitut Jules Bordet (ULB), Brussels, BelgiumAleksandar SimunovićCroatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, CroatiaAlison Smith-PalmerHealth Protection Scotland, Glasgow, UKGiovanni SotgiuClinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, ItalyGiorgia SulisGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandCarlos A. Torres-DuqueAsociacion Latinoamericana de Torax (ALAT) - Fundacion Neumologica Colombiana, Bogota, ColombiaKazunori UmekiMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo, JapanMukund UplekarGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandCatharina van WeezenbeekKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The NetherlandsTuula VasankariFinnish Lung Health Association, Helsinki, FinlandRobert J. VitilloCaritas Internationalis, Geneva, SwitzerlandConstantia VoniatisMinistry of Health, Nicosia, CyprusMaryse WanlinFonds des Affections Respiratoires (FARES), Brussels, BelgiumMario C. RaviglioneGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Decreasing cost effectiveness of testing for latent TB in HIV in a low TB incidence areaBy Santino Capocci, Colette Smith, Stephen Morris, Sanjay Bhagani, Ian Cropley, Ibrahim Abubakar, Margaret Johnson and Marc LipmanArticle | Published in 2015 in European Respiratory JournalSantino CapocciDepartment of HIV and Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKColette SmithDepartment of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKStephen MorrisDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UKSanjay BhaganiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKIan CropleyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKIbrahim AbubakarResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKMedical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UKMargaret JohnsonDepartment of HIV and Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKMarc LipmanDepartment of HIV and Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKDivision of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- Risk factors for the misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in the UK, 2001–2011By Debora Pedrazzoli, Ibrahim Abubakar, Helena Potts, Paul R. Hunter, Michelle E. Kruijshaar, Onn Min Kon and Jo SouthernArticle | Published in 2015 in European Respiratory JournalDebora PedrazzoliTB Modelling Group, TB Centre and CMMID, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKTB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, UKIbrahim AbubakarTB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, UKCentre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKHelena PottsNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKPaul R. HunterNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKMichelle E. KruijshaarCentre for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsOnn Min KonChest and Allergy Clinic, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UKJo SouthernTB Modelling Group, TB Centre and CMMID, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Decreasing cost effectiveness of testing for latent TB in HIV in a low TB incidence areaBy Santino Capocci, Colette Smith, Stephen Morris, Sanjay Bhagani, Ian Cropley, Ibrahim Abubakar, Margaret Johnson and Marc LipmanSantino CapocciDepartment of HIV and Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKColette SmithDepartment of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKStephen MorrisDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UKSanjay BhaganiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKIan CropleyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKIbrahim AbubakarResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKMedical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UKMargaret JohnsonDepartment of HIV and Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKMarc LipmanDepartment of HIV and Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKDivision of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- Risk factors for the misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in the UK, 2001–2011By Debora Pedrazzoli, Ibrahim Abubakar, Helena Potts, Paul R. Hunter, Michelle E. Kruijshaar, Onn Min Kon and Jo SouthernDebora PedrazzoliTB Modelling Group, TB Centre and CMMID, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKTB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, UKIbrahim AbubakarTB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, UKCentre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKHelena PottsNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKPaul R. HunterNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKMichelle E. KruijshaarCentre for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsOnn Min KonChest and Allergy Clinic, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UKJo SouthernTB Modelling Group, TB Centre and CMMID, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countriesBy Haileyesus Getahun, Alberto Matteelli, Ibrahim Abubakar, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Annabel Baddeley, Draurio Barreira, Saskia Den Boon, Susana Marta Borroto Gutierrez, Judith Bruchfeld, Erlina Burhan, Solange Cavalcante, Rolando Cedillos, Richard Chaisson, Cynthia Bin-Eng Chee, Lucy Chesire, Elizabeth Corbett, Masoud Dara, Justin Denholm, Gerard de Vries, Dennis Falzon, Nathan Ford, Margaret Gale-Rowe, Chris Gilpin, Enrico Girardi, Un-Yeong Go, Darshini Govindasamy, Alison D. Grant, Malgorzata Grzemska, Ross Harris, C. Robert Horsburgh, Asker Ismayilov, Ernesto Jaramillo, Sandra Kik, Katharina Kranzer, Christian Lienhardt, Philip LoBue, Knut Lönnroth, Guy Marks, Dick Menzies, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Davide Mosca, Ya Diul Mukadi, Alwyn Mwinga, Lisa Nelson, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Anouk Oordt-Speets, Molebogeng Xheedha Rangaka, Andreas Reis, Lisa Rotz, Andreas Sandgren, Monica Sañé Schepisi, Holger J. Schünemann, Surender Kumar Sharma, Giovanni Sotgiu, Helen R. Stagg, Timothy R. Sterling, Tamara Tayeb, Mukund Uplekar, Marieke J. van der Werf, Wim Vandevelde, Femke van Kessel, Anna van't Hoog, Jay K. Varma, Natalia Vezhnina, Constantia Voniatis, Marije Vonk Noordegraaf-Schouten, Diana Weil, Karin Weyer, Robert John Wilkinson, Takashi Yoshiyama, Jean Pierre Zellweger and Mario RaviglioneArticle | Published in 2015 in European Respiratory JournalHaileyesus GetahunThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandAlberto MatteelliThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandIbrahim AbubakarDept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKPublic Health England, London, UKMohamed Abdel AzizWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, EgyptAnnabel BaddeleyThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandDraurio BarreiraNational TB Programme, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, BrazilSaskia Den BoonIndependent consultant, SwitzerlandSusana Marta Borroto GutierrezPedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine, La Habana, CubaJudith BruchfeldUnit of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Solna and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenErlina BurhanDept of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia and Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaSolange CavalcanteEvandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRolando CedillosHospital Nacionale Rosales, San Salvador, El SalvadorRichard ChaissonCenter for TB Research, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USACynthia Bin-Eng CheeTan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeLucy ChesireTB Advocacy Consortium, Nairobi, KenyaElizabeth CorbettLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Blantyre, MalawiMasoud DaraWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, DenmarkJustin DenholmVictorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne, AustraliaGerard de VriesKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Den Haag, The NetherlandsDennis FalzonThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandNathan FordDept of HIV and Global Hepatitis Programme, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandMargaret Gale-RowePublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaChris GilpinThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandEnrico GirardiIstituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive L. Spallanzani, Rome, ItalyUn-Yeong GoDept of HIV/AIDS and TB Control Korea, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of KoreaDarshini GovindasamyHealth Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South AfricaAlison D. GrantDept of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKMalgorzata GrzemskaThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandRoss HarrisPublic Health England, London, UKC. Robert Horsburgh Jr.Dept of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAAsker IsmayilovMain Medical Department, Ministry of Justice, AzerbaijanErnesto JaramilloThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandSandra KikMcGill International TB Centre, and Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaKatharina KranzerDept of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKChristian LienhardtThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandPhilip LoBueCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USAKnut LönnrothThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandDept of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Solna, SwedenGuy MarksWoolcock Institute of Medical Research University of Sydney and UNSW Australia, Sydney, AustraliaDick MenziesMcGill International TB Centre, and Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Center for TB and Lung Diseases Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate, ItalyDavide MoscaMigration Health Department, International Organization of Migration, Geneva, SwitzerlandYa Diul MukadiInfectious Disease Division, Bureau for Global Health, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USAAlwyn MwingaZambart Project, Lusaka, ZambiaLisa NelsonDept of HIV and Global Hepatitis Programme, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandNobuyuki NishikioriWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, PhilippinesAnouk Oordt-SpeetsPallas Health Research and Consultancy BV, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsMolebogeng Xheedha RangakaDept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaAndreas ReisKnowledge, Ethics and Research Department, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandLisa RotzCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USAAndreas SandgrenEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, SwedenMonica Sañé SchepisiIstituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive L. Spallanzani, Rome, ItalyHolger J. SchünemannDept of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Dept of Medicine, GRADE Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaSurender Kumar SharmaKnowledge, Ethics and Research Department, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandGiovanni SotgiuEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, SwedenHelen R. StaggDept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKTimothy R. SterlingVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USATamara TayebNational TB Programme, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMukund UplekarThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandMarieke J. van der WerfEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, SwedenWim VandeveldeEuropean AIDS Treatment Group, Brussels, BelgiumFemke van KesselPallas Health Research and Consultancy BV, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsAnna van't HoogAcademic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Dept of Global Health, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsJay K. VarmaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USANatalia VezhninaHIV/TB and Penal System Projects, Russian FederationConstantia VoniatisClinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, CyprusMarije Vonk Noordegraaf-SchoutenPallas Health Research and Consultancy BV, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDiana WeilThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandKarin WeyerThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandRobert John WilkinsonInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaFrancis Crick Institute Mill Hill Laboratory, Dept of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKTakashi YoshiyamaFukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, JapanJean Pierre ZellwegerTuberculosis Competence Centre, Berne, SwitzerlandMario RaviglioneThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countriesBy Haileyesus Getahun, Alberto Matteelli, Ibrahim Abubakar, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Annabel Baddeley, Draurio Barreira, Saskia Den Boon, Susana Marta Borroto Gutierrez, Judith Bruchfeld, Erlina Burhan, Solange Cavalcante, Rolando Cedillos, Richard Chaisson, Cynthia Bin-Eng Chee, Lucy Chesire, Elizabeth Corbett, Masoud Dara, Justin Denholm, Gerard de Vries, Dennis Falzon, Nathan Ford, Margaret Gale-Rowe, Chris Gilpin, Enrico Girardi, Un-Yeong Go, Darshini Govindasamy, Alison D. Grant, Malgorzata Grzemska, Ross Harris, C. Robert Horsburgh Jr, Asker Ismayilov, Ernesto Jaramillo, Sandra Kik, Katharina Kranzer, Christian Lienhardt, Philip LoBue, Knut Lönnroth, Guy Marks, Dick Menzies, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Davide Mosca, Ya Diul Mukadi, Alwyn Mwinga, Lisa Nelson, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Anouk Oordt-Speets, Molebogeng Xheedha Rangaka, Andreas Reis, Lisa Rotz, Andreas Sandgren, Monica Sañé Schepisi, Holger J. Schünemann, Surender Kumar Sharma, Giovanni Sotgiu, Helen R. Stagg, Timothy R. Sterling, Tamara Tayeb, Mukund Uplekar, Marieke J. van der Werf, Wim Vandevelde, Femke van Kessel, Anna van't Hoog, Jay K. Varma, Natalia Vezhnina, Constantia Voniatis, Marije Vonk Noordegraaf-Schouten, Diana Weil, Karin Weyer, Robert John Wilkinson, Takashi Yoshiyama, Jean Pierre Zellweger and Mario RaviglioneHaileyesus GetahunThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandAlberto MatteelliThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandIbrahim AbubakarDept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKPublic Health England, London, UKMohamed Abdel AzizWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, EgyptAnnabel BaddeleyThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandDraurio BarreiraNational TB Programme, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, BrazilSaskia Den BoonIndependent consultant, SwitzerlandSusana Marta Borroto GutierrezPedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine, La Habana, CubaJudith BruchfeldUnit of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Solna and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenErlina BurhanDept of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia and Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaSolange CavalcanteEvandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRolando CedillosHospital Nacionale Rosales, San Salvador, El SalvadorRichard ChaissonCenter for TB Research, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USACynthia Bin-Eng CheeTan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeLucy ChesireTB Advocacy Consortium, Nairobi, KenyaElizabeth CorbettLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Blantyre, MalawiMasoud DaraWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, DenmarkJustin DenholmVictorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne, AustraliaGerard de VriesKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Den Haag, The NetherlandsDennis FalzonThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandNathan FordDept of HIV and Global Hepatitis Programme, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandMargaret Gale-RowePublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaChris GilpinThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandEnrico GirardiIstituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive L. Spallanzani, Rome, ItalyUn-Yeong GoDept of HIV/AIDS and TB Control Korea, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of KoreaDarshini GovindasamyHealth Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South AfricaAlison D. GrantDept of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKMalgorzata GrzemskaThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandRoss HarrisPublic Health England, London, UKC. Robert Horsburgh JrDept of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAAsker IsmayilovMain Medical Department, Ministry of Justice, AzerbaijanErnesto JaramilloThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandSandra KikMcGill International TB Centre, and Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaKatharina KranzerDept of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKChristian LienhardtThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandPhilip LoBueCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USAKnut LönnrothThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandDept of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Solna, SwedenGuy MarksWoolcock Institute of Medical Research University of Sydney and UNSW Australia, Sydney, AustraliaDick MenziesMcGill International TB Centre, and Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Center for TB and Lung Diseases Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate, ItalyDavide MoscaMigration Health Department, International Organization of Migration, Geneva, SwitzerlandYa Diul MukadiInfectious Disease Division, Bureau for Global Health, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USAAlwyn MwingaZambart Project, Lusaka, ZambiaLisa NelsonDept of HIV and Global Hepatitis Programme, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandNobuyuki NishikioriWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, PhilippinesAnouk Oordt-SpeetsPallas Health Research and Consultancy BV, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsMolebogeng Xheedha RangakaDept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaAndreas ReisKnowledge, Ethics and Research Department, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandLisa RotzCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USAAndreas SandgrenEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, SwedenMonica Sañé SchepisiIstituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive L. Spallanzani, Rome, ItalyHolger J. SchünemannDept of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Dept of Medicine, GRADE Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaSurender Kumar SharmaKnowledge, Ethics and Research Department, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandGiovanni SotgiuEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, SwedenHelen R. StaggDept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKTimothy R. SterlingVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USATamara TayebNational TB Programme, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMukund UplekarThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandMarieke J. van der WerfEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, SwedenWim VandeveldeEuropean AIDS Treatment Group, Brussels, BelgiumFemke van KesselPallas Health Research and Consultancy BV, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsAnna van't HoogAcademic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Dept of Global Health, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsJay K. VarmaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USANatalia VezhninaHIV/TB and Penal System Projects, Russian FederationConstantia VoniatisClinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, CyprusMarije Vonk Noordegraaf-SchoutenPallas Health Research and Consultancy BV, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDiana WeilThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandKarin WeyerThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandRobert John WilkinsonInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaFrancis Crick Institute Mill Hill Laboratory, Dept of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKTakashi YoshiyamaFukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, JapanJean Pierre ZellwegerTuberculosis Competence Centre, Berne, SwitzerlandMario RaviglioneThe Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- High levels of neurological involvement but low mortality in miliary tuberculosis: a 6-year case-series from the UKBy Navin Venkatraman, Thomas King, David Bell, Gerrit Woltmann, Martin Wiselka, Ibrahim Abubakar and Manish PareekArticle | Published in 2016 in European Respiratory JournalNavin VenkatramanDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKThomas KingDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKDavid BellDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKGerrit WoltmannDept of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKMartin WiselkaDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKIbrahim AbubakarResearch Dept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKTB Section, Public Health England, London, UKManish PareekDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKTB Section, Public Health England, London, UKDept of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKDept of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Statement of the European Respiratory Society and the European Region of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: call for urgent actions to ensure access to early diagnosis and care of tuberculosis among refugeesBy Masoud Dara, Ivan Solovic, Giovanni Sotgiu, Lia D'Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Delia Goletti, Raquel Duarte, Stefano Aliberti, Fernando Maria de Benedictis, Graham Bothamley, Tom Schaberg, Ibrahim Abubakar, Brian Ward, Vitor Teixeira, Christina Gratziou and Giovanni Battista MiglioriArticle | Published in 2016 in European Respiratory JournalMasoud DaraWorld Health Organization Office at the European Union, Brussels, BelgiumIvan SolovicNational Institute for TB, Lung Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vysne Hagy, Catholic University Ruzomberok, Ruzomberok, SlovakiaGiovanni SotgiuClinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, ItalyLia D'AmbrosioWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyPublic Health Consulting Group, Lugano, SwitzerlandRosella CentisWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyDelia GolettiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, ItalyRaquel DuarteEPI Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalStefano AlibertiSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, UO Clinica Pneumologica, AO San Gerardo, Monza, ItalyFernando Maria de BenedictisPaediatric Italian Society, Section Marche, Ancona, ItalyGraham BothamleyDept of Respiratory Medicine, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKTom SchabergDept of Pneumology, Deaconess Hospital Rotenburg, Rotenburg (Wümme), GermanyIbrahim AbubakarCentre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL and Tuberculosis Section, Public Health England, London, UKBrian WardEuropean Respiratory Society, EU Affairs Dept, Brussels, BelgiumVitor TeixeiraEuropean Respiratory Society, EU Affairs Dept, Brussels, BelgiumChristina GratziouUniversity Respiratory Medicine Unit, Evgenidio Hospital, Athens, GreeceGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
- Call for urgent actions to ensure access to early diagnosis and care of tuberculosis among refugees: Statement of the European Respiratory Society and the European Region of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseBy Masoud Dara, Ivan Solovic, Giovanni Sotgiu, Lia D'Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Delia Goletti, Raquel Duarte, Stefano Aliberti, Fernando Maria de Benedictis, Graham Bothamley, Tom Schaberg, Ibrahim Abubakar, Brian Ward, Vitor Teixeira, Christina Gratziou and Giovanni Battista MiglioriMasoud DaraWorld Health Organization Office at the European Union, Brussels, BelgiumIvan SolovicNational Institute for TB, Lung Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vysne Hagy, Catholic University Ruzomberok, Ruzomberok, SlovakiaGiovanni SotgiuClinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, ItalyLia D'AmbrosioWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyPublic Health Consulting Group, Lugano, SwitzerlandRosella CentisWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, ItalyDelia GolettiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, ItalyRaquel DuarteEPI Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalStefano AlibertiSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, UO Clinica Pneumologica, AO San Gerardo, Monza, ItalyFernando Maria de BenedictisPaediatric Italian Society, Section Marche, Ancona, ItalyGraham BothamleyDept of Respiratory Medicine, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKTom SchabergDept of Pneumology, Deaconess Hospital Rotenburg, Rotenburg (Wümme), GermanyIbrahim AbubakarCentre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL and Tuberculosis Section, Public Health England, London, UKBrian WardEuropean Respiratory Society, EU Affairs Dept, Brussels, BelgiumVitor TeixeiraEuropean Respiratory Society, EU Affairs Dept, Brussels, BelgiumChristina GratziouUniversity Respiratory Medicine Unit, Evgenidio Hospital, Athens, GreeceGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Tradate, Italy
- High levels of neurological involvement but low mortality in miliary tuberculosis: a 6-year case-series from the UKBy Navin Venkatraman, Thomas King, David Bell, Gerrit Woltmann, Martin Wiselka, Ibrahim Abubakar and Manish PareekNavin VenkatramanDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKThomas KingDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKDavid BellDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKGerrit WoltmannDept of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKMartin WiselkaDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKIbrahim AbubakarResearch Dept of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UKTB Section, Public Health England, London, UKManish PareekDept of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UKTB Section, Public Health England, London, UKDept of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKDept of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Advancing global programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection for at risk populationsBy Haileyesus Getahun, Alberto Matteelli, Ibrahim Abubakar, Barbara Hauer, Emanuele Pontali and Giovanni Battista MiglioriHaileyesus GetahunGlobal TB Programme, World Health Organisation, Geneva, SwitzerlandAlberto MatteelliWHO Collaborating Centre for TB/HIV and TB Elimination, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyIbrahim AbubakarMRC Clinical Trials Unit and Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL, London, UKBarbara HauerRespiratory Infections Unit, Dept for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, GermanyEmanuele PontaliDept of Infectious Diseases Galliera Hospital, Genoa, ItalyGiovanni Battista MiglioriWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy
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The ERS Monograph is the quarterly book series from the European Respiratory Society. Each Monograph covers a specific area of respiratory medicine, providing in-depth reviews that give clinicians at all levels a concise, comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
The ERS Handbooks are compact guides to broad areas of the respiratory field. Launched in 2010, the series now covers adult, paediatric and sleep respiratory medicine, and a companion volume of self-assessment questions is available. In 2015, the first ERS Practical Handbook, on Noninvasive Ventilation, was added to the series
