Scientific publications

Nduba V, Hoog AH, Mitchell E, Onyango P, Laserson K, Borgdorff M.

Int J Infect Dis. 2015;35:11-17.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Prevalence+of+tuberculosis+in+adolescents%2C+western+Kenya%3A+implications+for+control+programs

Sachdeva KS, Raizada N, Sreenivas A, Van’t Hoog AH, van den Hof S, Dewan PK, Thakur R, Gupta RS, Kulsange S, Vadera B, Babre A, Gray C, Parmar M, Ghedia M, Ramachandran R, Alavadi U, Arinaminpathy N, Denkinger C, Boehme C, Paramasivan CN.

PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0126065.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Use+of+Xpert+MTB%2FRIF+in+Decentralized+Public+Health+Settings+and+Its+Effect+on+Pulmonary+TB+and+DR-TB+Case+Finding+in+India.

Trajman A, Durovni B, Saraceni V, Menezes A, Cordeiro-Santos M, Cobelens F, Van den Hof S.

PLoS One. 2015;10(4):e0123252.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Impact+on+Patients%27+Treatment+Outcomes+of+XpertMTB%2FRIF+Implementation+for+the+Diagnosis+of+Tuberculosis%3A+Follow-Up+of+a+Stepped-Wedge+Randomized+Clinical+Trial

Van Altena R, de Vries G, Haar CH, de Lange WCM, Magis-Escurra C, van den Hof S, van Soolingen D, Boeree MJ, van der Werf TS.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 19(4):406–12.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Highly+successful+treatment+outcome+of+multidrug-resistant+tuberculosis+in+the+Netherlands%2C+2000%E2%80%932009

Van den Hof S, Tursynbayeva A, Abildaev T, Adenov M, Pak S, Ismailov S.

Eur Respir J. 2015;45(2):567-9.

Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Effect+of+Introducing+Xpert+MTB%2FRIF+to+Test+and+Treat+Individuals+at+Risk+of+Multidrug-Resistant+Tuberculosis+in+Kazakhstan%3A+A+Prospective+Cohort+Study

Van Kampen SC, Tursynbayeva A, Koptleuova A, Murzabekova Z, Bigalieva L0, Aubakirova M, Pak S, van den Hof S.

PLoS One. 2015;10(7):e0132514.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Effect+of+Introducing+Xpert+MTB%2FRIF+to+Test+and+Treat+Individuals+at+Risk+of+Multidrug-Resistant+Tuberculosis+in+Kazakhstan%3A+A+Prospective+Cohort+Study

Berhe G, Alemneh M, Negese D, Kassie Y, Assefa M, Ayalew W, Temesgen C, Klinkenberg E, Tadesse T.

Public Health Action 2014, in press.

Cobelens F, van Leth F, van ‘t Hoog A.

Lancet. 2014;383(9913):213-4.

Article  http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)60065-9/fulltext

De Vries G, Aldridge RW, Cayla JA, Haas WH, Sandgren A, van Hest NA, Abubakar I –

Euro Surveill. 2014;19(9). pii: 20726.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Tuberculosis+in+European+Union+Big+Cities+Working+Group.+Epidemiology+of+tuberculosis+in+big+cities+of+the+European+Union+and+European+Economic+Area+countries

Diel R, Vandeputte J, de Vries G, Stillo J, Wanlin M, Nienhaus A.

Eur Respir J. 2014;43(2):554–65.

Abstract   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Costs+of+tuberculosis+disease+in+the+European+Union%3A+a+systematic+analysis+and+cost+calculation

Dowdy DW, van’t Hoog AH, Shah M, Cobelens FGJ.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2014;18(6):647-54.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Cost-Effectiveness+of+Rapid+Susceptibility+Testing+for+Second+Line+Drugs+against+Tuberculosis

Durovni B, Saraceni V, Cordeiro dos Santos M, Cavalcant S, Soares E, Lourenço C, Menezes A, van den Hof S, Cobelens F, Trajman A.

Bull World Health Organ, in press.

Durovni B, Saraceni V, van den Hof S, Trajman A, Santos MC, Cavalcante S, Menezes A, Cobelens F.

PLoS Med. 2014;11(12):e1001766.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Impact+of+Replacing+Smear+Microscopy+with+Xpert+MTB%2FRIF+for+Diagnosing+Tuberculosis+in+Brazil%3A+A+Stepped-Wedge+Cluster-Randomized+Trial.

Erkens CG, Dinmohamed AG, Kamphorst M, Toumanian S, van Nispen-Dobrescu R, Alink M, Oudshoorn N, Mensen M, Van den Hof S, Borgdorff M, Verver S.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014;18(4):413-20.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+epidemiology+of+childhood+tuberculosis+in+the+Netherlands%3A+still+room+for+prevention

Erkens CG, de Vries G, Keizer ST, Slump E, van den Hof S.

BMC Infect Dis. 2014;14(1):295.

Abstract  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+epidemiology+of+childhood+tuberculosis+in+the+Netherlands%3A+still+room+for+prevention