Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis

…, R Chaisson, DP Chin, G Churchyard, H Cox, L Ditiu… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained declines in tuberculosis
deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide compelling evidence that …

[HTML][HTML] Drug-resistant tuberculosis: time for visionary political leadership

…, M Zignol, D Falzon, M Raviglione, L Ditiu… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Two decades ago, WHO declared tuberculosis a global emergency, and invested in the highly
cost-effective directly observed treatment short-course programme to control the epidemic…

Zoonotic tuberculosis in human beings caused by Mycobacterium bovis—a call for action

…, S Forcella, BJ Silk, L Ditiu… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is recognised as the primary cause of human tuberculosis
worldwide. However, substantial evidence suggests that the burden of Mycobacterium bovis, the …

[HTML][HTML] Results from early programmatic implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in nine countries

…, S Banu, M Brouwer, L Blok, S Sahu, L Ditiu - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background The Xpert MTB/RIF assay has garnered significant interest as a sensitive and
rapid diagnostic tool to improve detection of sensitive and drug resistant tuberculosis. However…

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of achieving the 2025 WHO global tuberculosis targets in South Africa, China, and India: a combined analysis of 11 mathematical models

…, S Sahu, C Daniels, L Ditiu, DP Chin, L Wang… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The post-2015 End TB Strategy proposes targets of 50% reduction in tuberculosis
incidence and 75% reduction in mortality from tuberculosis by 2025. We aimed to assess …

Drug-resistant tuberculosis—current dilemmas, unanswered questions, challenges, and priority needs

…, M Raviglione, M Hoelscher, L Ditiu… - Journal of Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Tuberculosis was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in
1993. Following the declaration and the promotion in 1995 of directly observed treatment …

The devil we know: is the use of injectable agents for the treatment of MDR-TB justified?

…, D Von Delft, H Cox, V Cox, L Ditiu… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
For decades, second-line injectable agents (IAs) have been the cornerstone of treatment for
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Although evidence on the efficacy of IAs is limited…

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness and resource implications of aggressive action on tuberculosis in China, India, and South Africa: a combined analysis of nine models

…, G Churchyard, C Daniels, P Dewan, L Ditiu… - The Lancet global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The post-2015 End TB Strategy sets global targets of reducing tuberculosis
incidence by 50% and mortality by 75% by 2025. We aimed to assess resource requirements …

Active case finding of tuberculosis in Europe: a Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBNET) survey

GH Bothamley, L Ditiu, GB Migliori… - European Respiratory …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Tuberculosis control depends on successful case finding and treatment of individuals infected
with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Passive case finding is widely practised: the present …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-site evaluation of innovative approaches to increase tuberculosis case notification: summary results

…, S Sahu, L Blok, MI Bakker, R Stevens, L Ditiu - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, TB notifications have stagnated since 2007, and sputum smear positive
notifications have been declining despite policies to improve case detection. We evaluate …