Multivariable regression models improve accuracy and sensitive grading of antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Authors: Sanjana G. Kulkarni, Sacha Laurent, Paolo Miotto, Timothy M. Walker, Leonid Chindelevitch, Carl-Michael Nathanson, Nazir Ismail, Timothy C. Rodwell, Maha R. Farhat

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2025)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Cost-effectiveness of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) for detection of tuberculosis drug resistance in India, South Africa and Georgia: a modeling analysisResearch in context

Authors: Suvesh Shrestha, Angelina Addae, Cecily Miller, Nazir Ismail, Alice Zwerling

Source: EClinicalMedicine, Vol 79, Iss , Pp 103003- (2025)

Subject Terms: Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS), Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB), Cost-effectiveness analysis, Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), Disability-adjusted life year (DALY), Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537024005820; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-5370

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Determining the risk-factors for molecular clustering of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Authors: Halima Said, Elizabeth Kachingwe, Yasmin Gardee, Zaheda Bhyat, John Ratabane, Linda Erasmus, Tiisetso Lebaka, Minty van der Meulen, Thabisile Gwala, Shaheed Omar, Farzana Ismail, Nazir Ismail

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Clustering, Transmission, Risk-factors, Drug resistant TB, South Africa, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Estimation of country-specific tuberculosis resistance antibiograms using pathogen genomics and machine learning

Authors: Luca Freschi, Alena Skrahina, Maria Nakhoul, Nazir Ismail, Avika Dixit, Roger Vargas, Matthias I Gröschel, Sabira Tahseen, S M Masud Alam, S M Mostofa Kamal, Ramon P Basilio, Dodge R Lim, Maha R Farhat

Source: BMJ Global Health, Vol 9, Iss 3 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/3/e013532.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2059-7908

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Systematic review of the economic impact of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen-based skin tests for detection of TB infection compared with tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays.

Authors: Lara Goscé, Kasim Allel, Yohhei Hamada, Elena Surkova, Irina Kontsevaya, Ting Ting Wang, Wan-Hsin Liu, Alexander Matveev, Liliya Eugenevna Ziganshina, Alexei Korobitsyn, Nazir Ismail, Saima Bashir, Claudia M Denkinger, Ibrahim Abubakar, Peter J White, Molebogeng X Rangaka

Source: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 4, Iss 10, p e0003655 (2024)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3375

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Designing molecular diagnostics for current tuberculosis drug regimens

Authors: Sophia B. Georghiou, Margaretha de Vos, Kavindhran Velen, Paolo Miotto, Rebecca E. Colman, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Nazir Ismail, Timothy C. Rodwell, Anita Suresh, Morten Ruhwald

Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2023)

Subject Terms: Bedaquiline, nitroimidazoles, linezolid, pyrazinamide, molecular diagnostics, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2222-1751

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Achieving universal access to rapid tuberculosis diagnostics

Authors: Tereza Kasaeva, Matteo Zignol, Nazir Ismail, Carl-Michael Nathanson

Source: BMJ Global Health, Vol 8, Iss 5 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/5/e012666.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2059-7908

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Treatment initiation among tuberculosis patients: the role of short message service (SMS) technology and Ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs)

Authors: Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Charles Chasela, Jonathan Levin, Nazir Ismail, Colin Menezes

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Updating the WHO target product profile for next-generation Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing at peripheral centres.

Authors: Emily Lai-Ho MacLean, Paolo Miotto, Lice González Angulo, Matteo Chiacchiaretta, Timothy M Walker, Martina Casenghi, Camilla Rodrigues, Timothy C Rodwell, Philip Supply, Emmanuel André, Mikashmi Kohli, Morten Ruhwald, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Nazir Ismail, Matteo Zignol

Source: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 3, p e0001754 (2023)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3375

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Economic evaluation of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen-based skin tests for detection of TB infection: A modelling study.

Authors: Lara Goscé, Kasim Allel, Yohhei Hamada, Alexei Korobitsyn, Nazir Ismail, Saima Bashir, Claudia M Denkinger, Ibrahim Abubakar, Peter J White, Molebogeng X Rangaka

Source: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 12, p e0002573 (2023)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3375

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Population structure, biogeography and transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Authors: Luca Freschi, Roger Vargas, Ashaque Husain, S. M. Mostofa Kamal, Alena Skrahina, Sabira Tahseen, Nazir Ismail, Anna Barbova, Stefan Niemann, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Anna S. Dean, Matteo Zignol, Maha Reda Farhat

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/189a4912cb6a4c709693e057fb4ba478

Distribution and Clonality of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Authors: Halima Said, John Ratabane, Linda Erasmus, Yasmin Gardee, Shaheed Omar, Andries Dreyer, Farzana Ismail, Zaheda Bhyat, Tiisetso Lebaka, Minty van der Meulen, Thabisile Gwala, Adeboye Adelekan, Karidia Diallo, Nazir Ismail

Source: BMC Microbiology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)

Subject Terms: RR-TB, Genotyping, Spoligotyping, 24-loci MIRU-VNTR typing, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2180

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The 2021 WHO catalogue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mutations associated with drug resistance: a genotypic analysis

Authors: Timothy M Walker, DPhil, Paolo Miotto, PhD, Claudio U Köser, PhD, Philip W Fowler, PhD, Jeff Knaggs, BSc, Zamin Iqbal, DPhil, Martin Hunt, PhD, Leonid Chindelevitch, PhD, Maha R Farhat, MD, Daniela Maria Cirillo, PhD, Iñaki Comas, PhD, James Posey, PhD, Shaheed V Omar, PhD, Timothy EA Peto, ProfFRCP, Anita Suresh, MSc, Swapna Uplekar, PhD, Sacha Laurent, PhD, Rebecca E Colman, PhD, Carl-Michael Nathanson, PhD, Matteo Zignol, MD, Ann Sarah Walker, ProfPhD, Derrick W Crook, ProfFRCPath, Nazir Ismail, FRCPath [SA], Timothy C Rodwell, ProfMD, A Sarah Walker, Adrie J C Steyn, Ajit Lalvani, Alain Baulard, Alan Christoffels, Alberto Mendoza-Ticona, Alberto Trovato, Alena Skrahina, Alexander S Lachapelle, Alice Brankin, Amy Piatek, Ana Gibertoni Cruz, Anastasia Koch, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Andrea Spitaleri, Angela P Brandao, Angkana Chaiprasert, Anita Suresh, Anna Barbova, Annelies Van Rie, Arash Ghodousi, Arnold Bainomugisa, Ayan Mandal, Aysha Roohi, Babak Javid, Baoli Zhu, Brice Letcher, Camilla Rodrigues, Camus Nimmo, Carl-Michael NATHANSON, Carla Duncan, Christopher Coulter, Christian Utpatel, Chunfa Liu, Clara Grazian, Clare Kong, Claudio U Köser, Daniel J Wilson, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Daniela Matias, Danielle Jorgensen, Danila Zimenkov, Darren Chetty, David AJ Moore, David A Clifton, Derrick W Crook, Dick van Soolingen, Dongxin Liu, Donna Kohlerschmidt, Draurio Barreira, Dumisani Ngcamu, Elias David Santos Lazaro, Ellis Kelly, Emanuele Borroni, Emma Roycroft, Emmanuel Andre, Erik C Böttger, Esther Robinson, Fabrizio Menardo, Flavia F Mendes, Frances B Jamieson, Francesc Coll, George Fu Gao, George W Kasule, Gian Maria Rossolini, Gillian Rodger, E Grace Smith, Graeme Meintjes, Guy Thwaites, Harald Hoffmann, Heidi Albert, Helen Cox, Ian F Laurenson, Iñaki Comas, Irena Arandjelovic, Ivan Barilar, Jaime Robledo, James Millard, James Johnston, Jamie Posey, Jason R Andrews, Jeff Knaggs, Jennifer Gardy, Jennifer Guthrie, Jill Taylor, Jim Werngren, John Metcalfe, Jorge Coronel, Joseph Shea, Joshua Carter, Juliana MW Pinhata, Julianne V Kus, Katharina Todt, Kathryn Holt, Kayzad S Nilgiriwala, Kelen T Ghisi, Kerri M Malone, Kiatichai Faksri, Kimberlee A Musser, Lavania Joseph, Leen Rigouts, Leonid Chindelevitch, Lisa Jarrett, Louis Grandjean, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Mabel Rodrigues, Maha Farhat, Marco Schito, Margaret M Fitzgibbon, Marguerite Massinga Loembé, Maria Wijkander, Marie Ballif, Marie-Sylvianne Rabodoarivelo, Marina Mihalic, Mark WILCOX, Martin Hunt, Matteo ZIGNOL, Matthias Merker, Matthias Egger, Max O'Donnell, Maxine Caws, Mei-Hua Wu, Michael G Whitfield, Michael Inouye, Mikael Mansjö, Minh Ha Dang Thi, Moses Joloba, SM Mostofa Kamal, Nana Okozi, Nazir ISMAIL, Nerges Mistry, Nhung N Hoang, Niaina Rakotosamimanana, Nicholas I Paton, Paola M V Rancoita, Paolo Miotto, Pascal Lapierre, Patricia J Hall, Patrick Tang, Pauline Claxton, Penelope Wintringer, Peter M Keller, Phan Vuong Khac Thai, Philip W Fowler, Philip Supply, Prapaporn Srilohasin, Prapat Suriyaphol, Priti Rathod, Priti Kambli, Ramona Groenheit, Rebecca E Colman, Rick Twee-Hee Ong, Robin M Warren, Robert J Wilkinson, Roland Diel, Rosangela S Oliveira, Rukhsar Khot, Ruwen Jou, Sabira Tahseen, Sacha Laurent, Saheer Gharbia, Samaneh Kouchaki, Sanchi Shah, Sara Plesnik, Sarah G Earle, Sarah Dunstan, Sarah J Hoosdally, Satoshi Mitarai, Sebastien Gagneux, Shaheed V Omar, Shen-Yuan Yao, Simon Grandjean Lapierre, Simone Battaglia, Stefan Niemann, Sushil Pandey, Swapna Uplekar, Tanya A Halse, Ted Cohen, Teresa Cortes, Therdsak Prammananan, Thomas A Kohl, Nguyen T T Thuong, Tik Ying Teo, Timothy E A Peto, Timothy C Rodwell, Timothy William, Timothy M Walker, Thomas R Rogers, Utkarsha Surve, Vanessa Mathys, Victoria Furió, Victoria Cook, Srinivasan Vijay, Vincent Escuyer, Viola Dreyer, Vitali Sintchenko, Vonthanak Saphonn, Walter Solano, Wan-Hsuan Lin, Wayne van Gemert, Wencong He, Yang Yang, Yanlin Zhao, Youwen Qin, Yu-Xin Xiao, Zahra Hasan, Zamin Iqbal, Zully M Puyen

Source: The Lancet Microbe, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp e265-e273 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666524721003013; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-5247

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An outbreak of cutaneous abscesses caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus among gold mine workers, South Africa, November 2017 to March 2018

Authors: Husna Ismail, Nelesh P. Govender, Ashika Singh-Moodley, Erika van Schalkwyk, Liliwe Shuping, Itumeleng Moema, Gal Feller, Ruth Mogokotleng, Wilhelmina Strasheim, Michelle Lowe, Ruth Mpembe, Serisha Naicker, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Cecilia De Abreu, Farzana Ismail, Nazir Ismail, Mushal Allam, Arshad Ismail, Tanusha Singh, Onnicah Matuka, Thabang Duba, Olga Perovic

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)

Subject Terms: Outbreak, Panton-valentine leukocidin, Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Skin infection, Miners, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05352-5; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

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Initial loss to follow up of tuberculosis patients in South Africa: perspectives of program managers

Authors: Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela, Nazir Ismail, Colin Menezes

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)

Subject Terms: TB treatment, Initial loss to follow up, Program managers, South Africa, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08739-w; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Data quality of drug-resistant tuberculosis and antiretroviral therapy electronic registers in South Africa

Authors: Lise Jamieson, Denise Evans, Rebecca Berhanu, Nazir Ismail, Samantha Aucock, Kristina Wallengren, Lawrence Long

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)

Subject Terms: EDRWeb, Tier,net, Data quality, Routine data, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Initial loss to follow up among tuberculosis patients: the role of Ward-Based Outreach Teams and short message service (SMS) technology (research proposal)

Authors: Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Charles Chasela, Nazir Ismail, Colin Menezes

Source: BMC Research Notes, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)

Subject Terms: TB, Initial LTFU, WBOTs, SMS, Messaging, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Science (General), Q1-390

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4757-3; https://doaj.org/toc/1756-0500

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Treatment outcomes among children, adolescents, and adults on treatment for tuberculosis in two metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Authors: Kaitlyn M. Berry, Carly A. Rodriguez, Rebecca H. Berhanu, Nazir Ismail, Lindiwe Mvusi, Lawrence Long, Denise Evans

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2019)

Subject Terms: Tuberculosis, South Africa, Tuberculosis outcomes, Pediatrics, Adults, Young adults, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7257-4; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Correction to: Treatment initiation among tuberculosis patients: the role of short message service (SMS) technology and Ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs)

Authors: Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Charles Chasela, Jonathan Levin, Nazir Ismail, Colin Menezes

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-2 (2022)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Prevalence and genetic profiles of isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients: A multicountry analysis of cross-sectional data.

Authors: Anna S Dean, Matteo Zignol, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Dennis Falzon, Philippe Glaziou, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Claudio U Köser, Lice Y Gonzalez-Angulo, Olga Tosas-Auget, Nazir Ismail, Sabira Tahseen, Maria Cecilia G Ama, Alena Skrahina, Natavan Alikhanova, S M Mostofa Kamal, Katherine Floyd

Source: PLoS Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, p e1003008 (2020)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1549-1277; https://doaj.org/toc/1549-1676

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cc9e579bfe65452a8ee7d4ab7dcd6878