[HTML][HTML] Influence of age and nutritional status on the performance of the tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube in young children evaluated for …
S Jenum, S Selvam, D Mahelai, N Jesuraj… - The Pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Reliable identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection or tuberculosis
(TB) disease in young children is vital to assure adequate preventive and curative treatment …
(TB) disease in young children is vital to assure adequate preventive and curative treatment …
[HTML][HTML] Identification of subclinical tuberculosis in household contacts using exposure scores and contact investigations
Background The goal of tuberculosis elimination put forward in the End TB Strategy
prioritizes diagnosis and treatment of incipient and subclinical TB, recently defined by key …
prioritizes diagnosis and treatment of incipient and subclinical TB, recently defined by key …
[HTML][HTML] How participatory is parental consent in low literacy rural settings in low income countries? Lessons learned from a community based study of infants in South …
D Rajaraman, N Jesuraj, L Geiter, S Bennett… - BMC Medical …, 2011 - Springer
Background A requisite for ethical human subjects research is that participation should be
informed and voluntary. Participation during the informed consent process by way of asking …
informed and voluntary. Participation during the informed consent process by way of asking …
[HTML][HTML] Two-step tuberculin skin testing in school-going adolescents with initial 0-4 millimeter responses in a high tuberculosis prevalence setting in South India
M Murthy, S Selvam, N Jesuraj, S Bennett, M Doherty… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The utility of two-step tuberculin skin testing among adolescents in high
tuberculosis prevalence settings is not well established. Objectives To determine the …
tuberculosis prevalence settings is not well established. Objectives To determine the …
[HTML][HTML] The tuberculin skin test in school going adolescents in South India: associations of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics with TST positivity and non …
Background India has generally used 1 TU purified protein derivative (PPD) as opposed to 2
TU PPD globally, limiting comparisons. It is important to assess latent TB infection in …
TU PPD globally, limiting comparisons. It is important to assess latent TB infection in …
Incidence of tuberculosis and the influence of surveillance strategy on tuberculosis case-finding and all-cause mortality: a cluster randomised trial in Indian neonates …
S Jenum, S Selvam, N Jesuraj… - BMJ open …, 2018 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Introduction Accurate tuberculosis (TB) incidence and optimal surveillance strategies are
pertinent to TB vaccine trial design. Infants are a targeted population for new TB vaccines …
pertinent to TB vaccine trial design. Infants are a targeted population for new TB vaccines …
[HTML][HTML] Incidence of tuberculosis among school-going adolescents in South India
Background Tuberculosis (TB) incidence data in vaccine target populations, particularly
adolescents, are important for designing and powering vaccine clinical trials. Little is known …
adolescents, are important for designing and powering vaccine clinical trials. Little is known …
Identification of subclinical tuberculosis in household contacts. The relevance of tuberculosis exposure scores and contact investigations.
Background: The goal of tuberculosis elimination put forward in the End TB Strategy
prioritizes diagnosis and treatment of incipient and subclinical TB, recently defined by key …
prioritizes diagnosis and treatment of incipient and subclinical TB, recently defined by key …
How participatory is parental consent in low literacy rural settings in low income countries? Lessons learned from a community based study of infants in South India
MSG Harleen, B Sean, G Lawrence, J Nelson, R Divya… - 2011 - philpapers.org
Background A requisite for ethical human subjects research is that participation should be
informed and voluntary. Participation during the informed consent process by way of asking …
informed and voluntary. Participation during the informed consent process by way of asking …