M D Perkins
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Recent Articles
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Maheshwari P, Chauhan K, Kadam R, Pujani A, Kaur M, Chitalia M, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2016 Apr;
20(3):304-13.
PMID: 27046709
Background: India represents a significant potential market for new tests. We assessed India's market for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics in 2013. Methods: Test volumes and unit costs were assessed for tuberculin...
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Zhao Y, Pang Y, Xia H, Du X, Chin D, Huan S, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2016 Apr;
20(3):295-303.
PMID: 27046708
Objective: To assess the 2012 served available market for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics in China in the sector served by the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the...
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Nathanson C, Cuevas L, Cunningham J, Perkins M, Peeling R, Guillerm M, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2010 Oct;
14(11):1461-7.
PMID: 20937188
Background: The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases established a specimen bank in 1999 to support the development and evaluation of new tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tools. Objective:...
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Reither K, Saathoff E, Jung J, Minja L, Machibya H, Maboko L, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2010 Jan;
14(2):238-40.
PMID: 20074417
We evaluated the diagnostic performance of the Diagnos TB AG immunoassay in 171 Tanzanians with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The sensitivity and specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of...
5.
Mase S, Ramsay A, Ng V, Henry M, Hopewell P, Cunningham J, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2007 Apr;
11(5):485-95.
PMID: 17439669
Current international tuberculosis (TB) guidelines recommend the microscopic examination of three sputum specimens for acid-fast bacilli in the evaluation of persons suspected of having pulmonary TB. We conducted a systematic...
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Ramsay A, Squire S, Siddiqi K, Cunningham J, Perkins M
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2006 Mar;
10(3):256-8.
PMID: 16562703
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) recommend direct sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis (TB) case finding in resource-poor settings. This...
7.
Mabey D, Peeling R, Perkins M
Sex Transm Infect
. 2001 Nov;
77(6):397-8.
PMID: 11714933
No abstract available.
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Teixeira L, Perkins M, Johnson J, Keller R, Palaci M, do Valle Dettoni V, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2001 May;
5(4):321-8.
PMID: 11334250
Setting: Urban public teaching and referral hospital in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Objective: To assess whether rates of infection and progression to active tuberculosis (TB) differed between household contacts of patients...
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Perkins M
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2001 Jan;
4(12 Suppl 2):S182-8.
PMID: 11144551
Rapid and accurate diagnosis of symptomatic patients is a cornerstone of global tuberculosis control strategies. Remarkable progress has recently been made, upgrading the speed and quality of mycobacteriology diagnostic services...
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Teixeira L, Maciel E, Dutra M, Perkins M, Johnson J, do Valle Dettoni V
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2000 Nov;
4(11):1074-7.
PMID: 11092721
Questions have recently been raised regarding the potency of purified protein derivative (PPD) RT-23, the tuberculin most widely used world-wide for skin testing. We performed simultaneous testing with PPD RT-23...