Deepa Shankar
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Recent Articles
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C-Reactive Protein-based Screening of People with Tuberculosis Symptoms: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Derendinger B, Mochizuki T, Marcelo D, Shankar D, Mangeni W, Nguyen H, et al.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
. 2024 Dec;
211(3):499-506.
PMID: 39642368
C-reactive protein (CRP)-based tuberculosis (TB) screening is recommended for people with HIV. However, its performance among people without HIV and in diverse settings is unknown. In a multicountry study, we...
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Christopher D, Esmail A, Scott A, Wilson L, Randall P, Thangakunam B, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2024 Oct;
11(10):ofae533.
PMID: 39431148
Background: Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in many settings. The diagnostic performance of the frontline polymerase chain reaction-based GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra)...
3.
Singh U, Singh M, Rodrigues C, Christopher D, Mahajan N, Srivastav A, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2024 Jul;
14(1):15680.
PMID: 38977729
Extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) is difficult to diagnose due to paucibacillary nature of disease. Current study evaluated accuracy of Truenat MTB and MTB-Rif Dx (TN), for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and...
4.
Derendinger B, Mochizuki T, Marcelo D, Shankar D, Mangeni W, Nguyen H, et al.
medRxiv
. 2024 May;
PMID: 38712173
Rationale: C-reactive protein (CRP)-based tuberculosis (TB) screening is recommended for people with HIV (PWH). However, its performance among people without HIV and in diverse settings is unknown. Objectives: In a...
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Christopher D, Isaac B, John F, Shankar D, Samuel P, Gupta R, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2024 Feb;
4(2):e0002884.
PMID: 38300923
After recovery from COVID-19, there is data to suggest potential long-term pulmonary sequelae and associated impairment of functional capacity. This cross-sectional study was designed to assess the impact on respiratory...
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Christopher D, Priya N, Shankar D, Isaac B, DeLuca A, Sarkar S, et al.
J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis
. 2024 Jan;
34:100404.
PMID: 38174327
Background: In India, the prevalence of Latent TB infection (LTBI) is estimated to be around 40%. Various formulations of PPD(Purified protein derivative) are available, for diagnosis of LTBI, which may...
7.
Christopher D, Oommen A, George K, Premkumar P, Shankar D, Agrawal A, et al.
Lung India
. 2023 May;
40(3):193-199.
PMID: 37148014
Background And Objective: India, a highly heterogeneous country, has no common reference standards for predicting spirometry values, with very few recent studies from south India. This study aimed to create...
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Ramachandran G, Hemanth Kumar A, Kannan T, Thangakunam B, Shankar D, Christopher D
Indian J Med Res
. 2023 Mar;
157(2&3):211-215.
PMID: 36861539
Background & Objectives: The National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme has transitioned from thrice-weekly to daily drug treatment regimens in India. This preliminary study was conceived to compare the pharmacokinetics of...
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Christopher D, Oommen A, George K, Shankar D, Agrawal A, Thangakunam B
COPD
. 2020 Feb;
17(2):128-135.
PMID: 32020813
Rural population-based estimates of airflow obstruction based on spirometry are unavailable from southern India. This study assessed the prevalence of spirometry-defined airflow obstruction in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.A cross sectional survey...
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Christopher D, Ashok N, Ravivarma A, Shankar D, Peterson E, Dinh P, et al.
Allergy Rhinol (Providence)
. 2018 Sep;
9:2152656718796746.
PMID: 30263870
Background: Skin prick testing is the most important diagnostic tool to detect immunoglobulin E-mediated allergic diseases. With increase in the number of allergy tests performed in India, it is imperative...