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Detecting and controlling foodborne infections in humans: lessons for China from the United States experienceJay K Varma
China US Collaborative Program on Emerging and Re emerging Infectious Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People s Republic of China
Glob Public Health 7:766-78. 2012..Based on lessons learned in the United States, we propose policy and administrative changes that China can adopt to strengthen detection and control of foodborne infections...
Viral hepatitis and HIV-associated tuberculosis: risk factors and TB treatment outcomes in ThailandChawin Sirinak
Department of Health, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Bangkok, Thailand
BMC Public Health 8:245. 2008..We conducted an observational study to evaluate risk factors for HBsAg and/or anti-HCV reactivity and to assess differences in adverse events and TB treatment outcomes among HIV-infected TB patients...
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 infection following exposure to a contaminated buildingJay K Varma
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 290:2709-12. 2003..Environmental contamination with E coli O157 may be a public health problem...- Evaluating the potential impact of the new Global Plan to Stop TB: Thailand, 2004-2005Jay K Varma
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Bull World Health Organ 85:586-92. 2007..The objective of this study was to evaluate these strategies in Thailand using data from the Thailand TB Active Surveillance Network, a demonstration project begun in 2004... - HIV care and treatment factors associated with improved survival during TB treatment in Thailand: an observational studyJay K Varma
U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Infect Dis 9:42. 2009.... - Hospitalization and antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella outbreaks, 1984-2002Jay K Varma
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:943-6. 2005..01)... - Antimicrobial-resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella is associated with excess bloodstream infections and hospitalizationsJay K Varma
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 191:554-61. 2005..Nontyphoidal Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne illness. Few studies have explored the health consequences of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella... - Foodborne botulism in the Republic of GeorgiaJay K Varma
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1601-5. 2004..A strategy addressing individual behaviors in the home is needed to improve food safety; developing this strategy requires a deeper understanding of why botulism has increased and varies by region... - Signs and symptoms predictive of death in patients with foodborne botulism--Republic of Georgia, 1980-2002Jay K Varma
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:357-62. 2004..Validating this clinical prediction rule may help reduce mortality from botulism in Georgia. Validation in other settings could help public health preparations for large outbreaks of naturally occurring or bioterrorism-related botulism... - Bloodstream infections among HIV-infected outpatients, Southeast AsiaJay 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... - Causes of death in HIV-infected persons who have tuberculosis, ThailandKevin 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... - Characteristics of HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in ThailandWiroj Mankatittham
Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 40:93-103. 2009..HIV-infected patients who developed TB after ART initiation were more likely than other HIV-infected TB patients to have extra-pulmonary TB, a normal chest radiograph, low HIV RNA viral load, or a history of previous TB treatment... - Health-seeking behavior among HIV-infected patients treated for TB in ThailandChannawong Burapat
Thailand Ministry of Public Health US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 40:1335-46. 2009.... - Childhood TB epidemiology and treatment outcomes in Thailand: a TB active surveillance network, 2004 to 2006Rangsima Lolekha
Global AIDS Program, Thailand MOPH US CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
BMC Infect Dis 8:94. 2008..We reviewed data from a demonstration project to learn more about the epidemiology of childhood TB in Thailand... - Improvements in physical and mental health among HIV-infected patients treated for TB in ThailandWanitchaya Kittikraisak
Thailand Ministry of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 39:1061-71. 2008..Improvement in mental health was strongly associated with alleviation of physical symptoms, including bloody urine, foot pain, headache, muscle weakness, difficulty sleeping, chest pain, and dizziness... - Factors associated with tuberculosis treatment default among HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in ThailandWanitchaya Kittikraisak
Thailand Ministry of Public Health US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103:59-66. 2009..Reducing default may require enhancing services for patients with a history of incarceration or smoking and designing patient-centred systems to address poverty and patient wellness... - Tuberculosis in Thailand: epidemiology and program performance, 2001-2005Suksont Jittimanee
Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Int J Infect Dis 13:436-42. 2009..We analyzed the epidemiology of TB and the national TB program (NTP) performance for the first 5 years of DOTS implementation in Thailand... - Symptom screen for identification of highly infectious tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Southeast AsiaLindsay Kim
Epidemic Intelligence Service, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 60:519-24. 2012..We sought to identify a simple, sensitive symptom or symptom combination that healthcare providers in resource-limited settings can use to identify and isolate persons living with HIV with highly infectious TB... - Social stigma and knowledge of tuberculosis and HIV among patients with both diseases in ThailandSirinapha X Jittimanee
Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
PLoS ONE 4:e6360. 2009..HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) presents unique challenges, because TB and HIV are both medically complex and stigmatizing diseases. In Thailand, we assessed knowledge and beliefs about these diseases among HIV-infected TB patients... - Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in patients with HIV in Southeast AsiaKimberly D McCarthy
U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:981-8. 2012.... - Yield of acid-fast smear and mycobacterial culture for tuberculosis diagnosis in people with human immunodeficiency virusPatama Monkongdee
Thailand Ministry of Public Health U S CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 180:903-8. 2009..The World Health Organization recently revised its recommendations for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in people with HIV. Most studies cited to support these policies involved HIV-uninfected patients and only evaluated sputum specimens... - Listeria monocytogenes infection from foods prepared in a commercial establishment: a case-control study of potential sources of sporadic illness in the United StatesJay K Varma
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:521-8. 2007..Efforts to reduce foodborne listeriosis have focused on foods frequently implicated in outbreaks. Potential sources for L. monocytogenes infection not associated with outbreaks remain poorly understood... - Laboratory-based surveillance of nontyphoidal Salmonella infections in ChinaLu Ran
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People s Republic of China
Foodborne Pathog Dis 8:921-7. 2011..Although no outbreaks were detected using this system, efforts to improve this system's capacity to do so are underway... - Antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected tuberculosis patients saves lives but needs to be used more frequently in ThailandNatpatou 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... - An algorithm for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in people with HIVKevin 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... - Highly resistant Salmonella Newport-MDRAmpC transmitted through the domestic US food supply: a FoodNet case-control study of sporadic Salmonella Newport infections, 2002-2003Jay K Varma
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 194:222-30. 2006..9 [95% CI, 1.1-7.7]). CONCLUSIONS: Newport-MDRAmpC infection is acquired through the US food supply, most likely from bovine and, perhaps, poultry sources, particularly among persons already taking antimicrobial agents... - Directly observed therapy and improved tuberculosis treatment outcomes in ThailandAmornrat Anuwatnonthakate
Thailand MOPH U S CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
PLoS ONE 3:e3089. 2008..We studied whether DOT improved TB treatment outcomes in a prospective, observational cohort... - 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... - Using tuberculin skin test as an entry point to screen for latent and active tuberculosis in Thai people living with HIVNittaya Phanuphak
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 60:384-92. 2012..We evaluated latent and active TB screening and diagnosis strategies among people living with HIV (PLHIV) incorporating TST as the initial screening step... - Mycobacterium bovis (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) bacteremia in immunocompetent neonates following vaccinationSomsak Thamthitiwat
Thailand Ministry of Public Health MOPH U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi 10110, Thailand
Vaccine 29:1727-30. 2011..BCG bacteremia shortly following vaccination among healthy neonates has not been previously described and merits further study to determine its frequency and clinical significance... - Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, People's Republic of China, 2007-2009Guang Xue He
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People s Republic of China
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1831-8. 2011..A large percentage of MDR TB cases seemed to result from recent transmission. Early detection, effective treatment, and infection control measures for MDR TB are needed to reduce transmission... - Factors associated with diagnostic evaluation for tuberculosis among adults hospitalized for clinical pneumonia in ThailandAnn M Weber
University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:648-57. 2008..We investigated the adequacy of current practices to evaluate hospitalized patients for tuberculosis, which is critical in preventing delayed diagnosis and nosocomial tuberculosis transmission... - Performance of the BACTEC MGIT 960 compared with solid media for detection of Mycobacterium in Bangkok, ThailandLa Ong Srisuwanvilai
Health Laboratory Division, Department of Health, Bangkok Metropolitan Health Administration, Bangkok, Thailand 10330
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 61:402-7. 2008..Of 1417 isolates detected by at least 1 media, 1255 (86%) were identified as MTB and 162 (11%) NTM. MGIT improved speed and sensitivity of MTB isolation and drug susceptibility testing, regardless of HIV status... - Antiretroviral therapy during tuberculosis treatment and marked reduction in death rate of HIV-infected patients, ThailandSomsak Akksilp
Ministry of Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Emerg Infect Dis 13:1001-7. 2007..1-0.5), adjusting for CD4 count, smear status, co-trimoxazole use, and treatment facility. ART is associated with a substantial reduction in deaths during TB treatment for HIV-infected TB patients in Thailand... - Antimicrobial use and outcomes in patients with multidrug-resistant and pansusceptible Salmonella Newport infections, 2002-2003Rose A Devasia
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Microb Drug Resist 11:371-7. 2005....