Gorgas TB Initiative

Gorgas Tuberculosis Initiative
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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1999-2005

Produced with full or partial support of the Gorgas TB Initiative. UAB staff and fellows indicated in bold.

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CAMBODIA

TB/ERA (Phase I)

Disadvantaged, Marginalized Populations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: TB Expanded Response and Access Project (TB/ERA)
April 2000 - December 2002

Manuscripts

Kimerling ME, Schuchter J, Chanthol E, Kunthy T, Stuer F, Glaziou P, Ee O. Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-infected persons in a home care program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:988-94, 2002.

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations, technical reports

Guillou A, Stuer F, Kimerling ME, Dallabetta G. Perceptions regarding cough and TB in the Bassac area, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Poster presentation, XIII International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, July 9-14, 2000.

Kimerling, ME. TB-ERA Project: Results of drug susceptibility testing and study implications. Oral Presentation, 2nd Annual Symposium on TB/HIV in the Context of TB Control and Patient Care, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27-28, 2001.

Schuchter JW, Eang C. TB-ERA Project: Sputum survey of HIV-infected patients in the Home Care Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Oral Presentation, 2^nd Annual Symposium on TB/HIV in the Context of TB Control and Patient Care, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27-28, 2001.

De Lind van Wijngaarden J, Fletcher G. Ideas, attitudes and TB treatment-seeking behavior among AIDS and TB patients in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. FHI/IMPACT Technical Report, June 2001. Also Oral Presentation, 2^nd Annual Symposium on TB/HIV in the Context of TB Control and Patient Care, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27-28, 2001.

De Lind van Wijngaarden. Pharmacists: the front line in providing TB care in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. FHI/IMPACT Technical Report, June 2001.

De Lind van Wijngaarden J, Fletcher G. The role of pharmacists and traditional healers in TB care in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Oral Presentation, 2^nd Annual Symposium on TB/HIV in the Context of TB Control and Patient Care, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27-28, 2001.

Savy, Bou. Traditional healers in TB care in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. FHI/IMPACT Technical Report, June 2001.

Kimerling ME, Schuchter JW, Eang C, Teng K, Yous BH, Stuer F, Glaziou P, Chim S, Or E. Sputum survey of HIV-infected persons in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:S174, 2001. Poster presented at 32^nd IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, November 1-4, 2001.

Kimerling ME. Community care programs for TB control and TB/HIV: New Horizons, New Challenges, Same Issues. Oral presentation at Consultants’ Meeting, 32^nd IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, Nov. 1-4, 2001.

TB/ERA (Phase II)

TB/HIV Project for HIV-Infected Persons in Two Operational Districts in Battambang Province
June 2003 - present

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations, technical reports

Sim Y, Mak S, Chheng P, Eang C, Chim S, Ouk V, Mao TE, Natpratan C, Kimerling ME. Service utilization and TB case finding among high risk populations seeking HIV testing at VCT centers in northwestern province of Battambang, Cambodia. Poster presentation, XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, July 11-16th, 2004.

Kak S, Tan V, Eang C, Chheng P, Seng S, Kem A, Mao TE, Kimerling ME, Natpratan C. Linkage and Referral between VCT and TB Services in Battambang Province, Northwest Cambodia. Poster presentation, XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, July 11-16th, 2004.

Chheng P, Eang C, Mak S, Kem A, Kuy S, Natpratan C, Kimerling ME. Results of Tuberculosis Screening Among HIV-Infected Individuals in Battambang Province, Cambodia. Poster presentation, 36th World Conference Union in Paris, France, Oct 18-22nd, 2005.

Chheng P, Eang C, Natpratan C, Kimerling ME. TB-HIV program linkage in northwest Cambodia and an approach to TB screening. Oral presentation at the symposium “Operational research in TB-HIV and drug-resistant TB”, the 36th World Conference Union in Paris, France, Oct 18-22nd, 2005.

HONDURAS

Collaborative project for the strengthening of TB control strategies in Honduras
March 2001 - January 2004

Arias MS. Integration of a National TB Program into prisons. Oral presentation, 3^rd Regional Meeting of the STOP TB Interagency Coordinating Committee, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, April 21-24, 2002. (In Spanish)

Arias MS, Paz de Zavala N, Sierra T, Contreras MI, Kimerling ME. DOTS expansion into Honduran prisons. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:S154, 2002. Poster presented at 33^rd IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Montreal, Canada, October 6-10, 2002.

Arias MS, Pas de Zavala N, Sierra T, Contreras MI, Kimerling ME. TB education in the National Autonomous University of Honduras, School of Medicine. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:S40, 2002. Poster presented at the 33nd IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Montreal, Canada, October 6-10, 2002.

Paz, N. DOTS Expansion into the prison network of Honduras. Oral presentation, Symposium on North-South Collaboration: DOTS, expanded DOTS and training, 33^rd IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Montreal, Canada, October 6-10, 2002.

Arias M. Tuberculosis in prisons: the problem and the global response. Oral presentation, TB in Prisons Symposium, X Annual Conference, IUATLD Latin American Region, Punta del Este, Uruguay, December 11-14, 2002. (In Spanish)

Paz, N. Links between civil and penal services. Oral presentation, TB in Prisons Symposium, X Annual Conference, IUATLD Latin American Region, Punta del Este, Uruguay, December 11-14, 2002. (In Spanish)

Arias MS, Paz N, Branigan E, Kimerling ME. DOTS expansion into Honduran prisons. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:S142, 2003. Poster presented at 34th IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, October 29-November 2, 2003.

Mangan JM, Arias MS, Paz de Zavala N, Natarella EB, Marquez E, Kimerling ME. Developing an instrument to evaluate the impact of tuberculosis information, education, and communication (I.E.C.) campaigns among prisoners in Honduras. 8th Annual conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease North American Region, Austin, Texas, Feb. 2004.

Mangan JM, Arias MS, Paz de Zavala N, Kimerling ME. Examining the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within Tuberculosis Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Campaigns for Prisoners in Honduras: Refining Campaign Content and Prioritizing Targets for Future Intervention. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 8(11):S115, 2004.

Arias MS, Branigan E, Ramon-Pardo P, Rodriguez R, Kimerling ME. Training and advocacy for improved tuberculosis control in prisons in Latin America and the Carribean. Poster presented at 35th UNION World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, 2004.

Mangan, JM, Arias, MS, Sierra, T, Medina, RL, Yanez, R, Kimerling, ME. (2005) Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices (KABP) Towards Tuberculosis Among Prisoners in Honduras. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society: Vol. 2. Mini-Symposium: Educational Interventions and Effects on Patient Care (pp A22). 2005 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. San Diego, C.A.

Note: Power Point presentations from the Gorgas-PAHO conference of August 2003, “International Workshop on TB Control in Prisons” can be found at: [link to English version] [link to Spanish version].

A Multicenter Study of the Microscopic Observation for Detection and Susceptibility (MODS) Test for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Drug Resistance
July 2001 - January 2004

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations

Dorman S, Kimerling M, Kritski A, Arias M, Alvarado C, Pavon A, Mebreno H, Almendarez N, Rosales S, Perez M. A Multicenter Study of the Microscopic Observation for Detection and Susceptibility (MODS) Test for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Drug Resistance. Poster presented at IV Seminar of the American College of Chest Physicians, Tegucigalpa, April 3, 2003.

INDONESIA

Hospital DOTS and Linkage Project (HDL): Integration of Hospitals in TB Control in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
March 2000 - January 2004

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations

Irawati SR, Muryanti A, Prihartini S, Arias M. The increase of hospital tuberculosis case finding post tuberculosis handling training with DOTS strategy in hospitals in Yogyakarta. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:S68, 2002 (abstract).

Rintiswati N, Woeryandari H, Naning R, Arias M. Hospital-health centers networking to support DOTS strategy in Yogyakarta. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:S68, 2002 (abstract).

Irawati SR, Arias MS, Voskens J, Kimerling ME. Hospital DOTS and Linkage (HDL) Project for the Integration of Hospitals in Tuberculosis Control, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 35th UNION World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, 2004.

Irawati SR, Arias MS, Voskens J, Kimerling ME. Establishing a Hospital–Health Center Referral Network for TB Patients in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia : a model for Private-Public Mix (PPM). 35th UNION World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, 2004.

Rintiswati N, Kristi I, Kimerling ME, Voskens J. Laboratory Quality Control System Improvement in a Public-Private Partnership in Yogyakarta Province. 35th UNION World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, 2004.

KAZAKHSTAN

Developing a case management pilot project for the treatment of multi-drug resistant TB in Almaty, Kazakhstan
April - September 2003

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations

Kimerling ME. The basis of anti-TB therapy and MDR-TB. Oral presentation at the USAID International Conference on the “Status of TB program (DOTS Strategy) implementation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, January 14-16, 2003.

Jurkuvenas V, Berikova E, Usembayeva S, Rakishev G, Mukushev N, Duisenova R, Branigan E, Balandin A, Ismailov S, Kimerling M. Developing a case management pilot project for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Poster presentation, 3-rd Congress of European Union, Moscow, Russia, June 22-26, 2004 Abstract book, p.12

Developing a case management pilot project for the treatment of multi-drug resistant TB in Almaty, Kazakhstan
April - September 2003

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations

Jurkuvenas V, Berikova E, Usembayeva S, Rakishev G, Mukushev N, Duisenova R, Branigan E, Balandin A, Ismailov S, Kimerling M. Creating model multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) case management system in Almaty city, Republic of Kazakhstan. Poster presentation, 3-rd Congress of European Union, Moscow, Russia, June 22-26, 2004 Abstract book, p.12

Jurkuvenas V, Berikova E, Usembayeva S, Rakishev G, Mukushev N, Duisenova R, Moldakhmetova K, Ismailov S, Kimerling M. Creating model multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) case management system in Almaty city, Republic of Kazakhstan. Oral presentation, 1-st National TB Congress, Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 20-21, 2004 Abstract book, p. 7

Jurkuvenas V, Rakishev G, Mukushev N, Duisenova R, Ismailov Sh., Berikova E, Usembayeva S, Balandin A, Moldakhmetova K, Kimerling M. The Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) problem in Almaty city and Kazakhstan. Poster presentation, 35th UNION World Conference on Lung Health-Paris, France, 28 October-1 November 2004.

Mangan J, Jurkuvenas V, Rakishev G, Ismailov S, Mukushev N, Duisenova R, Moldakhmetova K, Kimerling M. Patients’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Tuberculosis Among Patients Undergoing Treatment within Dispensaries in Almaty City, Kazakhstan. Poster presentation, 36th UNION World Conference on Lung Health-Paris, France, October 10-14, 2005.

GTI/UAB, USAID. Tuberculosis – global health problem (Facts about TB) Supporting training material for health staff and TB patients in Russian and Kazakh.

RUSSIA

Establishment of a Plan for the Integration of the WHO - Recommended Strategy into the Kemerovo Oblast Tuberculosis Control Program: A training course for Russian TB Officials
September 2000-March 2001: see publications under “Center of Excellence”

Creation of a Center of Excellence for Tuberculosis Control in Kemerovo Region, Russia
April 2001-December 2002

Jurkuvenas V, Mednikov N, Chernov M, Vezhnina N, Slavucki A, Kimerling M. Creation of a Center of Excellence in Kemerovo Oblast for revision of the regional TB control program, Siberia, Russia Federation. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:S91, 2001. Poster presented at 32^nd World Conference on Lung Health of the IYATLD, November 1-4, 2001.

Pecherina I. Assessment of implementation of main WHO TB control principles in Kemerovo Oblast. Oral presentation, Regional Conference, “New technologies in phthysiatrics” Tomsk, Russia, Jan 28-29, 2002. (In Russian)

Mukhomodeeva, N, Pecherina I, Jurkuvenas V, Vezhnina N. The role of the nurse inTB control: the Kemerovo Regional TB Control Program. In Tuberculosis – old problem in the new millennium, Proceedings of Interregional TB Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 1-5, 2002, page 130. (abstract in English and Russian)

Gorbunova E. Drug resistance to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in new cases, Kemerovo, 2001. In Tuberculosis – old problem in the new millennium, Proceedings of Interregional TB Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 1-5, 2002, page 59. (abstract in English and Russian).

Mednikov N, Chernov M, Pecherina I, Kimerling M, Jurkuvenas V, Vezhnina N. Creation of Center of Excellence for TB control in Kemerovo Oblast, Siberia, Russia. Poster presentation, Interregional Conference, Tuberculosis – old problem in the new millennium, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 1-5, 2002.

Kimerling M, Jurkuvenas V, Vezhnina N. Present status and development perspectives of the Gorgas TB Initiative in the Russian Federation. Oral Presentation, WHO International Conference: “New framework for TB control organization:. lessons learnt and exchange of experience gained from pilot project implementation”, Moscow, Russia, September 25-27, 2002. (In English and Russian)

Smerdin S. Organizational aspects of WHO-recommended strategy implementation: problems encountered in Kemerovo Region. Oral presentation, WHO International Conference, “New framework for TB control organization: lessons learnt and exchange of experience gained from pilot project implementation”, Moscow, Russia, September 25-27, 2002. (In Russian)

Vezhnina N, Chernov M, Jurkuvenas V, Kimerling ME, Khanin A, Krokovstov A, Lafonontainne D. The role of training in development of an effective TB control system: the regional TB Control Program, Kemerovo Region (KR) Russia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:S44, 2002 (abstract). Poster presented at 33^rd World Conference on Lung Health of the IUATLD, Montreal, Canada, October 6-10, 2002.

Pecherina I, Vezhnina N, Jurkuvenas J, Kimerling ME. Diagnosis and treatment in TB institutions before and after training courses. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:S45, 2002 (abstract).

Vezhnina N, Jurkuvenas V, Chernov M., Kimerling M. Results of the project: Creation of the Center of Excellence for Tuberculosis control in Kemerovo oblast, Russia. In: Tuberculosis as a public health problem, Proceedings of Regional Commemorative Conference, Kemerovo, Russia, December 10, 2002, page 106-109. (abstract in Russian)

Kimerling M, Jurkuvenas V, Vezhnina N. Results of the project: “Creation of the Center of Excellence for Tuberculosis Control”. Oral presentation, Regional Commemorative Conference, “Tuberculosis as a public health problem”, Kemerovo, Russia, December 10, 2002. (In Russian)

Working Group on Revised Regional Control Plan (Center of Excellence Collaborating Institutions). Tuberculosis control program of Kemerovo oblast (2002-2006): Handbook for medical doctors and nurses, June 2002. (In Russian)

Tomsk and Kemerovo DOTS-Plus Workplan and Program Outline: For the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Disease in Prisons, Civil Society and Disadvantaged Populations
January 1999-June 2000

Manuscripts

Kimerling, ME. The Russian equation: an evolving paradigm in tuberculosis control. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 4:S160-S167, 2000.

Slavuckij A, Sizaire V, Lobera L, Kimerling ME. Decentralization of DOTS program within Russian penitentiary system. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 4:S237, 2000.

Kimerling ME, Slavuckij A, Chavers S, Peremtin GG, Tonkel T, Sirotkina T, Golubchikova V, Baddeley A. The risk of MDR-TB and polyresistant tuberculosis among the civilian population of Tomsk city, Siberia, 1999. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:866-872, 2003.

Abstracts, posters, oral presentations

Kimerling ME, Heudebert GR, Centor RM, Matthys F. Modeling the MDR-TB epidemic in Colony 33: a decision analysis. Late-breaker oral presentation, 30th IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Madrid, Sept 14-18, 1999.

Kimerling ME. Modeling the MDT-TB epidemic in Colony 33: a decision analysis. Oral presentation, Colloquium on "Tuberculosis, the real millennium bug", Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, December 1999.

Dobbs T, Slutsky A, Mishustin S, Healing T, Goldfarb A, Peremitin G, Kimerling ME. DOTS-Plus in Tomsk, Russia: a collaborative initiative for tuberculosis control. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 4:S238, 2000 (abstract).
Kimerling, ME. The Russian equation: an evolving paradigm in tuberculosis control. Oral presentation, 5th IUATLD North American Region Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 24-25, 2000.

Kimerling ME. Control strategies and beyond: operational issues and the impact of civilian and prison control sectors on each other. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:S30, 2001. Oral presentation at Tuberculosis in Prisons Symposium, 32^nd IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, Nov. 1-4, 2001.

Reichman LB, Khomenko A, Goldfarb A, Kimerling M, Kantor D. TB training for chest physicians from the former Soviet Union (FSU). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 161(3): A644, 2000.

Kimerling ME. Generation of MDR-TB: a case study in Siberian prisons. American Thoracic Society International Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 2000.

Kimerling ME. The emergence, prevention and management of (M)DR tuberculosis. Postgraduate Course on the Treatment of Tuberculosis, 1st Congress of the IUATLD Europe Region, Budapest, Hungary, May 2000.

Kimerling ME. Detecting drug resistance: the place of susceptibility testing. WHO Tuberculosis Diagnostics Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, June, 2000.

Kimerling ME. MDR-TB: the impact of an emerging global public health problem. Infectious Diseases Society of America 38th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 2000.

Kimerling ME. Modeling the MDR-TB epidemic in Colony 33: a decision analysis. Oral presentation at meeting of the WHO-STOP TB Working Group on DOTS-Plus for MDR-TB, Tallinn, Estonia, April 2002.

Slavuckij A, Sizaire V, Lobera L, Matthys F, Kimerling ME. Decentralization of the DOTS program within a Russian penitentiary system: how to ensure the continuity of tuberculosis treatment in pretrial detention centers? Eur J Pub Hlth 12:94-98, 2002.

RUSSIA

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