Abstract

Public Health Relevance

Many people exposed to the bacteria that cause Tuberculosis (TB) become infected but only a small number will progress to disease. This proposal will develop new tests that can identify people who are either at high risk or low risk of developing TB. The knowledge gained will allow targeting TB treatment to the right group of infected people and preventing them from developing Tb and spreading the bacteria to others.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Program--Cooperative Agreements (U19)
Project #
5U19AI111276-03
Application #
9119764
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2016-08-01
Budget End
2017-07-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Boston Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
005492160
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code

  Publications

Geadas, Carolina; Acuna-Villaorduna, Carlos; Mercier, Gustavo et al. (2018) FDG-PET/CT activity leads to the diagnosis of unsuspected TB: a retrospective study. BMC Res Notes 11:464
Esmail, Hanif; Lai, Rachel P; Lesosky, Maia et al. (2018) Complement pathway gene activation and rising circulating immune complexes characterize early disease in HIV-associated tuberculosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115:E964-E973
Vilchèze, Catherine; Kim, John; Jacobs Jr, William R (2018) Vitamin C Potentiates the Killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the First-Line Tuberculosis Drugs Isoniazid and Rifampin in Mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 62:
Acuña-Villaorduña, Carlos; Jones-López, Edward C; Fregona, Geisa et al. (2018) Intensity of exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis determines risk of tuberculosis infection and disease. Eur Respir J 51:
Colangeli, Roberto; Jedrey, Hannah; Kim, Soyeon et al. (2018) Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Tuberculosis Therapy. N Engl J Med 379:823-833
Ma, Y; Horsburgh, C R; White, L F et al. (2018) Quantifying TB transmission: a systematic review of reproduction number and serial interval estimates for tuberculosis. Epidemiol Infect 146:1478-1494
Vilchèze, Catherine; Copeland, Jacqueline; Keiser, Tracy L et al. (2018) Rational Design of Biosafety Level 2-Approved, Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Nutrient Auxotrophy. MBio 9:
Peloquin, Charles A; Phillips, Patrick P J; Mitnick, Carole D et al. (2018) Increased Doses Lead to Higher Drug Exposures of Levofloxacin for Treatment of Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 62:
Singhania, Akul; Verma, Raman; Graham, Christine M et al. (2018) A modular transcriptional signature identifies phenotypic heterogeneity of human tuberculosis infection. Nat Commun 9:2308
Jones-López, Edward C; Acuña-Villaorduña, Carlos; Fregona, Geisa et al. (2017) Incident Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in household contacts of infectious tuberculosis patients in Brazil. BMC Infect Dis 17:576

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