Carla D. Jeffries

Risk-stratified treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis

Vincent K. Chang, Marjorie Z. Imperial, Patrick P. J. Phillips, Gustavo E. Velásquez et autres

The Phase 3 randomized controlled trial, TBTC Study 31/ACTG A5349 (NCT02410772) demonstrated that a 4-month rifapentine-moxifloxacin regimen for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis was safe and effective. The primary efficacy outcome was 12-month tuberculosis disease free survival, while the primary safety outcome was the …

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Improving online student feelings of support and sense of belonging by interaction alerts

Tanya M. Machin, Carla D. Jeffries

Universities are increasingly promoting online courses to their students and this has become a popular options for students who live geographically distant from a local campus or who may be working and unable to attend on-campus classes. However, connections with peers and …

Toward a generation free of tuberculosis: TB disease and infection in individuals of college age in the United States

Neha Shah, A. Flood-Bryzman, Carla D. Jeffries, Julia A. Scott

OBJECTIVES: To assess the magnitude of active TB disease and latent TB infection (LTBI) in young adults of college age. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals who were aged 18-24 years in 2011 were used as a proxy for college students. METHODS: Active TB cases reported …

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Role of the Health Department in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control-Legal and Public Health Considerations

Carla D. Jeffries, Phil Lobue, Terence L. Chorba, Beverly G. Metchock et autres

Because tuberculosis is caused by an infectious organism that is spread from person to person through the air, public health measures are essential to control the disease. There are three priority strategies for tuberculosis prevention and control in the United States: (i) …

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Role of the Health Department in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control—Legal and Public Health Considerations

Carla D. Jeffries, Phil Lobue, Terence L. Chorba, Beverly G. Metchock et autres

Because tuberculosis is caused by an infectious organism that is spread from person to person through the air, public health measures are essential to control the disease. There are three priority strategies for tuberculosis prevention and control in the United States: (i) …

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Tuberculosis trends--United States, 2014.

Colleen Scott, Hannah L. Kirking, Carla D. Jeffries, Sandy F. Price et autres

In 2014, a total of 9,412 new tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported in the United States, with an incidence rate of 3.0* cases per 100,000 persons, a decrease of 2.2% from 2013. Although overall numbers of TB cases and rates continue to …

Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Foreign-Born Persons: A Prioritized Approach

Brian J. Baker, Carla D. Jeffries, Patrick K. Moonan

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Decline in Tuberculosis among Mexico-Born Persons in the United States, 2000–2010

Brian J. Baker, Carla D. Jeffries, Patrick K. Moonan

BACKGROUND: In 2010, Mexico was the most common (22.9%) country of origin for foreign-born persons with tuberculosis in the United States, and overall trends in tuberculosis morbidity are substantially influenced by the Mexico-born population. OBJECTIVES: To determine the risk of tuberculosis disease …

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Data Harmonization Process for Creating the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas

Kim Elmore, Rob Nelson, Zanetta Gant, Carla D. Jeffries et autres

In 2009, the CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) initiated the online, interactive NCHHSTP Atlas. The goal of the Atlas is to strengthen the capacity to monitor the diseases overseen by NCHHSTP and to illustrate demographic, …

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Reported tuberculosis in the United States, 2012

Roque Miramontes, Carla D. Jeffries, Robert H. Pratt, Rachel Yelk Woodruff et autres

Tuberculosis In Mexico-Born Persons In The United States -1993-2011

Brian J. Baker, Carla D. Jeffries, Patrick K. Moonan

Unexpected decline in tuberculosis cases coincident with economic recession - United States, 2009

Carla A. Winston, Thomas R. Navin, José E. Becerra, Michael P. Chen et autres

BACKGROUND: Since 1953, through the cooperation of state and local health departments, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has collected information on incident cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease in the United States. In 2009, TB case rates declined -11.4%, …

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