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TuberculosisNeil W Schluger
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 29:465-6. 2008
Recent advances in testing for latent TBNeil W Schluger
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Chest 138:1456-63. 2010....- Eosinophil and T cell markers predict functional decline in COPD patientsJEANINE M D'ARMIENTO
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Respir Res 10:113. 2009..We therefore measured cytokine levels in the lung lavage fluid and plasma of COPD patients in order to determine if the levels of T cell or eosinophil related cytokines were predictive of the future course of the disease... - Issues in the treatment of active tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsN W Schluger
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
Clin Infect Dis 28:130-5. 1999..This will require careful coordination of antituberculosis and antiretroviral therapies... - Suppose they gave an epidemic and nobody came?Neil W Schluger
Columbia University Medical Center, PH 9 East, Room 101, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Bioeth 8:23-5. 2008 - Tuberculosis drug resistance in Europe: sunny days, but clouds on the horizon?N W Schluger
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Eur Respir J 30:825-7. 2007 - Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in older adultsNeil W Schluger
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
Clin Chest Med 28:773-81, vi. 2007..More than 8 million people every year develop active tuberculosis disease, and 2 million die as a result. This article reviews tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in older adults... - The pathogenesis of tuberculosis: the first one hundred (and twenty-three) yearsNeil W Schluger
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, PH-8E, Room 101, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 32:251-6. 2005 
Recent advances in our understanding of human host responses to tuberculosisN W Schluger
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
Respir Res 2:157-63. 2001..The role of key cytokines such as interferon-gamma is discussed, as is the role of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in immune regulation in tuberculosis, particularly with regard to implications for vaccine development and evaluation...- Reconstitution of immune responses to tuberculosis in patients with HIV infection who receive antiretroviral therapyNeil W Schluger
Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
Chest 122:597-602. 2002.... - Tuberculosis and HIV infection: epidemiology, immunology, and treatmentN W Schluger
The Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
HIV Clin Trials 2:356-65. 2001.... - The diagnosis of tuberculosis: what's old, what's newNeil W Schluger
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Semin Respir Infect 18:241-8. 2003..However, economic analyses suggest that these assays can be cost effective if they lead to sharp reductions in transmission through earlier treatment of infectious cases... 
Analysis of hospitalizations for COPD exacerbation: opportunities for improving careNatalie H Yip
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
COPD 7:85-92. 2010..We hypothesized that there are substantial opportunities for improvement in adherence with current guidelines and recommendations...- DOT and timely treatment completion among Asian-born immigrant tuberculosis patientsS Y Liu
Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10023, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:884-9. 2005..A large urban tuberculosis (TB) control program... - Changes in the transmission of tuberculosis in New York City from 1990 to 1999Elvin Geng
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
N Engl J Med 346:1453-8. 2002..S.-born persons, many cases result from recent transmission. Strategies for the control and elimination of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons at high risk should be directed toward the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection... - Clinical and radiographic correlates of primary and reactivation tuberculosis: a molecular epidemiology studyElvin Geng
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
JAMA 293:2740-5. 2005..The altered radiographic appearance of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV is due to altered immunity rather than recent acquisition of infection and progression to active disease... - Tuberculosis following solid organ transplantationD Lopez de Castilla
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Transpl Infect Dis 12:106-12. 2010..Organ transplantation places patients at risk for tuberculosis (TB), which constitutes a challenge to physicians due to its atypical and extrapulmonary presentations, complicated treatment issues, and high morbidity and mortality... - Transmission trends for human immunodeficiency virus associated tuberculosis in New York CityE H Geng
Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:661-6. 2005..Since 1992, tuberculosis (TB) control measures have reduced incidence rates in New York City and elsewhere. Nevertheless, trends have not been uniform in all demographic groups... - Regional deposition of aerosolized interferon-gamma in pulmonary tuberculosisRany Condos
Bellevue Chest Service, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA
Chest 125:2146-55. 2004..The objective of the current study was to evaluate particle size and deposition pattern in patients with TB receiving aerosol IFN-gamma treatment... - Use of an interferon-gamma release assay to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection in foreign-born patientsDaniel Brodie
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Chest 133:869-74. 2008..We sought to validate the routine clinical use of the T-SPOT.TB test (Oxford Immunotec; Oxford, UK), an IGRA, in a predominantly foreign-born population with a high rate of BCG vaccination... - Effect of nucleic acid amplification for Mycobacterium tuberculosis on clinical decision making in suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosisRenda Soylemez Wiener
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 630 West 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
Chest 128:102-7. 2005..Judicious use of these tests may improve the accuracy and speed of diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, while helping to eliminate unnecessary antituberculous treatment in patients without tuberculosis... - Preventing the next generation of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosisY Ben Amor
Millennium Villages Project, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:525-7. 2010..Widespread use of new drugs as first-line agents would follow with the dawn of a new rapid diagnostic era... - Epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients without HIV infection, New York CityEthan E Bodle
Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:390-6. 2008..avium complex (MAC) (27%, (p < 0.01). NTM disease in patients without HIV is increasing. Laboratory-based surveillance may be useful for detecting non-MAC and non-respiratory tract disease... - The epidemiology of tuberculosis in the United StatesJoseph Burzynski
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 29:492-8. 2008.... - The diagnosis of tuberculosisDaniel Brodie
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH 8 East, Room 101, New York, NY 10032, USA
Clin Chest Med 26:247-71, vi. 2005..The appropriate and affordable use of any of these tests depends on the setting in which they are employed... - Assessing tuberculosis transmission and virulence: the vanishing tuberculin skin testNeil W Schluger
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173:942-3. 2006 - Challenges of treating latent tuberculosis infectionNeil W Schluger
Chest 121:1733-5. 2002 - Feasibility of retinoids for the treatment of emphysema studyMichael D Roth
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1690, USA
Chest 130:1334-45. 2006..Retinoids promote alveolar septation in the developing lung and stimulate alveolar repair in some animal models of emphysema...
Research Grants
- Mentoring in Tuberculosis Patient-Oriented ResearchNeil Schluger; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Training in Translational Lung ResearchNeil Schluger; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..