K P Cain

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected tuberculosis patients saves lives but needs to be used more frequently in Thailand
    Natpatou Sanguanwongse
    Bamrasnaradura Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 48:181-9. 2008
  2. ncbi Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States: achieving tuberculosis elimination
    Kevin P Cain
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:75-9. 2007
  3. ncbi The epidemiology of HIV-associated tuberculosis in rural Cambodia
    K P Cain
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11:1008-13. 2007
  4. ncbi Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States
    Kevin P Cain
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E 10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    JAMA 300:405-12. 2008
  5. ncbi Causes of death in HIV-infected persons who have tuberculosis, Thailand
    Kevin P Cain
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:258-64. 2009
  6. ncbi An algorithm for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in people with HIV
    Kevin P Cain
    U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    N Engl J Med 362:707-16. 2010
  7. ncbi Global policies and practices for managing persons exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
    K P Cain
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, and Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:269-74. 2010
  8. ncbi Epidemiology of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2008
    N S Shah
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:1234-40. 2012
  9. ncbi Bloodstream infections among HIV-infected outpatients, Southeast Asia
    Jay K Varma
    Thailand Ministry of Public Health US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:1569-75. 2010
  10. ncbi Epidemiology of tuberculosis among US- and foreign-born children and adolescents in the United States, 1994-2007
    Heather J Menzies
    US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E 10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1724-9. 2010

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected tuberculosis patients saves lives but needs to be used more frequently in Thailand
    Natpatou Sanguanwongse
    Bamrasnaradura Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 48:181-9. 2008
    ..The impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on HIV-infected tuberculosis (TB) patients in public health programs in resource-limited settings is not well documented due to problems with statistical bias in observational studies...
  2. ncbi Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States: achieving tuberculosis elimination
    Kevin P Cain
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:75-9. 2007
    ..Current guidelines recommend targeting only foreign-born persons who entered the United States within the previous 5 yr for LTBI testing...
  3. ncbi The epidemiology of HIV-associated tuberculosis in rural Cambodia
    K P Cain
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11:1008-13. 2007
    ..Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia...
  4. ncbi Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States
    Kevin P Cain
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E 10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    JAMA 300:405-12. 2008
    ..Foreign-born persons accounted for 57% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases in the United States in 2006. Current TB control strategies have not sufficiently addressed the high levels of TB disease and latent TB infection in this population...
  5. ncbi Causes of death in HIV-infected persons who have tuberculosis, Thailand
    Kevin P Cain
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:258-64. 2009
    ..In addition to increasing the use of ART, death rates may be reduced through expanded use of modern TB diagnostic techniques...
  6. ncbi An algorithm for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in people with HIV
    Kevin P Cain
    U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    N Engl J Med 362:707-16. 2010
    ..No internationally accepted, evidence-based guideline addresses the optimal means of conducting such screening, although screening for chronic cough is common...
  7. ncbi Global policies and practices for managing persons exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
    K P Cain
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, and Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:269-74. 2010
    ..Now that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is widespread, no data are available to guide the management of persons exposed to MDR-TB (contacts)...
  8. ncbi Epidemiology of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2008
    N S Shah
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:1234-40. 2012
    ..However, few studies have used mycobacterial culture to rigorously confirm all smear-negative TB cases in a population-based cohort...
  9. ncbi Bloodstream infections among HIV-infected outpatients, Southeast Asia
    Jay K Varma
    Thailand Ministry of Public Health US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:1569-75. 2010
    ..For HIV-infected outpatients with these risk factors, clinicians should place their highest priority on diagnosing tuberculosis...
  10. ncbi Epidemiology of tuberculosis among US- and foreign-born children and adolescents in the United States, 1994-2007
    Heather J Menzies
    US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E 10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1724-9. 2010
    ..We examined trends in tuberculosis (TB) cases and case rates among US- and foreign-born children and adolescents and analyzed the potential effect of changes to overseas screening of applicants for immigration to the United States...
  11. ncbi HIV care and treatment factors associated with improved survival during TB treatment in Thailand: an observational study
    Jay K Varma
    U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 9:42. 2009
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  12. ncbi Alcohol use, drunkenness and tobacco smoking in rural western Kenya
    T Q Lo
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Trop Med Int Health 18:506-15. 2013
    ..To describe the prevalence of smoking and alcohol use and abuse in an impoverished rural region of western Kenya...
  13. ncbi Risk-based screening for latent tuberculosis infection
    Connie A Haley
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    South Med J 101:142-9. 2008
    ..National guidelines recommend targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among high-risk groups but discourage testing low-risk persons...
  14. ncbi Editorial commentary: Overcoming the limits of tuberculosis prevention among foreign-born individuals: next steps toward eliminating tuberculosis
    Kevin P Cain
    Clin Infect Dis 46:107-9. 2008