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| J E OeltmannSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Tuberculosis outbreak in marijuana users, Seattle, Washington, 2004John E Oeltmann
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1156-9. 2006..The behavior of "hotboxing" (smoking marijuana inside a closed car with friends to repeatedly inhale exhaled smoke) fueled transmission...
Reported childhood tuberculosis treatment outcomes, Gaborone and Francistown, Botswana, 1998-2002J E Oeltmann
Division of TB Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 12:186-92. 2008..Botswana...
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak among US-bound Hmong refugees, Thailand, 2005John E Oeltmann
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1715-21. 2008..An MDR TB outbreak among US-bound refugees led to importation of disease; enhanced pre-immigration TB screening and treatment decreased subsequent importation...
Tuberculosis and substance abuse in the United States, 1997-2006John E Oeltmann
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop E10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:189-97. 2009..This study examined the prevalence of substance abuse among TB cases reported in the United States and assessed the relation between substance abuse and indicators of TB transmission...
Lessons learned during tuberculosis screening in public medical clinics in Francistown, BotswanaE Bloss
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:1030-2. 2012..Nineteen patients were diagnosed with TB. Routine TB screening at intake was operationally feasible, but had low yield. Innovative case-finding strategies are needed in Botswana...
Alcohol use, drunkenness and tobacco smoking in rural western KenyaT 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...
Prevalence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection among personnel in two hospitals in Viet NamK Powell
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30300, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 15:1643-9. 2011..Two general hospitals in Viet Nam...
South Carolina tuberculosis genotype cluster investigation: a tale of substance abuse and recurrent diseaseA M Buff
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:1347-9. 2010..Elimination of ongoing M. tuberculosis transmission in this population will require concurrent treatment for TB disease and substance abuse...
