Our Abstracts

Acosta, C., M. Baldwin, R. Montoya, D. Onifade, C. M. Ford, A. M. Bayer, R. H. Gilman, and E. C. A. 2009. TB stigmatization is associated with treatment non-adherence in impoverished areas of Peru., Accepted for poster discussion on December 6th 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference in Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. Abstract # PC -95641-06., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Acosta, C., A. Necochea, M. Baldwin, R. Montoya, D. Onifade, C. M. Ford, R. H. Gilman, and E. C. A. 2009. TB related stigma is associated with poverty, lack of education and female gender in Peruvian shantytowns. , Accepted for presentation (Abstract#1315, Presentation Number: 605) in Poster Session B, Friday, November 20 Noon – 1:30 pm at the 58th annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene., Washington DC, USA 18-22nd November 2009. [pdf]

Albrecht, S. J., R. H. Gilman, P. Sheen, F. Arenas, V. Kawai, G. Soto, D. L. Williams, and E. C. A. 2009. Comparison of molecular and culture-based stool testing for diagnosis of pulmonary TB. , Accepted for poster discussion presentation Monday, 7on 6th December 2009, 12:45 to 13:45 in  the Laboratory, TB and diagnostic II session at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-95499-07, Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Aldridge, R. W., B. Herrera, T. Valencia, L. Pealing, S. Eisen, J. S. Friedland, R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2009. BCG vaccination augments human humoral as well as cellular anti-mycobacterial immunity. , Accepted for poster display presentation on December 7th 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-94838-07., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Aldridge, R. W., B. Herrera, T. Valencia, L. Pealing, S. Eisen, S. Macdonald, I. Leybell, A. Koyanagi, S. Wiles, M. Rivero, R. Montoya, J. S. Friedland, R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2009. An in vitro field test of antimycobacterial immunity predicts in vivo TB risk factors. , Poster presentation by Dr Rob Aldridge at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease North American Region 13th Annual Conference., Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 26-28, 2009. [pdf]

Asencios, L., E. Leo, N. Quispe, J. Ramírez, E. Torres, L. Vásquez, C. A. Evans, and A. Mendoza. 2009. Extended susceptibilities of 281 XDRTB and 5589 MDRTB strains from patients in Peru. , Accepted for presentation at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Bernabe-Ortiz, A., C. P. Carcamo, R. H. Gilman, J. F. Sanchez, G. Soto, M. Tovar, A. Tapley, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Early treatment response predicts MDRTB, treatment failure and mortality. , Accepted for poster display presentation on December 5th at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-94968-05., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Boccia, D., J. Hargreaves, K. Lonnroth, M. Uplekar, J. Weiss, E. Jaramillo, J. Porter, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Review of socioeconomic interventions for health improvements: reproducibility for TB control? , Accepted for oral presentation by D Boccia at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Symposium 54: Addressing social determinants & risk factors of TB - expanding the tuberculosis control paradigm. , Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Bravard, M. A., J. M. Sherman, L. Martin, L. Grandjean, T. Valencia, R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Sputum vital stain microscopy to predict sputum culture results and infectiousness. , Accepted for poster discussion presentation on 5th December 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PC-95490-05. , Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Chew, R., L. Caviedes, P. Fuentes, J. Coronel, M. Zimic, B. Herrera, T. Valencia, I. Sabogal, L. Huaroto, and E. C. A. 2009. Evaluation of the effects of chitin-sedimentation and sonication on mycobacterial concentration in clinical sputum samples for tuberculosis diagnosis. , Abstract accepted for oral presentation at the European Tropical Medicine and International Health Congress., Verona, Italy, September 2009. [pdf]

Curatola, A. G., R. Montoya, M. Rivero, C. Rocha, M. Tovar, T. Valencia, K. Zevallos, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Fighting poverty to control tuberculosis: preliminary results of a trial in Peru. , Invited oral presentation at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Presentation # 0010193. Symposium 54: Addressing social determinants & risk factors of TB - expanding the tuberculosis control paradigm., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Curatola, A. G., G. Soto, R. H. Gilman, M. Saito, A. Bernabe, T. F. Pelly, Y. Ahn, M. Zimic, J. Ortiz, M. Tovar, R. Rodriguez, and C. A. Evans. 2009. The interpretation of large tuberculin skin test reactions. , Poster presentation by Dr Antonino Curatola at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease North American Region 13th Annual Conference., Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 26-28, 2009. [pdf]

Ford, C. M., A. M. Bayer, R. H. Gilman, D. Onifade, C. Acosta, L. Cabrera, C. O. Vidal, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Factors associated with delayed tuberculosis test-seeking behaviour. , Accepted for poster discussion presentation on Monday, 7 December 2009, 12:45-13:45 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract# PC-94315-07, Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Herrera, B., S. P. j. f. authors)#, R. H. Gilman, J. Alvarado, E. Ramos, T. Valencia, S. Carrera, J. Alva, J. Franco, M. Haro, R. Montoya, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Evaluation of cough plates for TB diagnosis and assessment of infectiousness in resource-poor settings. , Poster presentation by Prabu Selvam at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease North American Region 13th Annual Conference., Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 26-28, 2009. [pdf]

Hollm-Delgado, M. G., F. Arenas, R. H. Gilman, J. Cordova, P. Sheen, E. Ticona, J. Ortiz, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis acquisition during DOTS. , Accepted for featured oral abstract presentation on Monday December 7th, 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # FA-95590-07., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Jongkaewwattana, C., S. G. Schumacher, K. Zevallos, M. Baldwin, A. Necochea, R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, and E. C. A. 2009. Tuberculosis and nutritional status in transitional communities. , Accepted for presentation (Abstract#1316, Presentation Number: 261) in Poster Session A, Thursday, November 19 Noon – 1:30 pm at the 58th annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. , Washington DC, USA 18-22nd November 2009. [pdf]

Onifade, D. A., R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, J. Alva, N. Becerra, A. Gavino, M. Rivero, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Active case finding overcomes gender barriers to diagnosing tuberculosis. , Accepted for Poster Display presentation on December 5th at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-94434-05., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Schumacher, S. G., R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, J. Alva, M. Haro, M. Rivero, A. G. Curatola, and E. C. A. 2009. A study of the potential for improved TB diagnostic test sensitivity to accelerate patient diagnosis. , Accepted for poster display presentation on Monday 7th December 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-94137-07. , Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Schumacher, S. G., R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, J. Franco, B. Valiente, E. Valera, S. Carrera, K. Zevallos, D. Onifade, C. Acosta, and E. C. A. 2009. Tuberculosis diagnostic delay in high-incidence shantytown communities. , Accepted for presentation (Abstract#1314, Presentation Number: 260) in Poster Session A, Thursday, November 19 Noon – 1:30 pm at the 58th annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. , Washington DC, USA 18-22nd November 2009. [pdf]

Selvam, P., N. Becerra, R. H. Gilman, R. Pina, J. Franco, J. Alvarado, B. Herrera, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Comparison of five novel methods to capture and culture TB cough aerosols in low-resource settings. , Accepted for poster discussion presentation on 7th December 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-95589-07, Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Selvam, P., B. Herrera, N. Herrera, R. Mimbela, J. Alvarado, E. Ramos, J. Alva, J. Franco, R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2009. TB cough aerosol analysis in a Peruvian shantytown. , Presented at The New Investigator in Global Health: Global Health Council’s 36th Annual International Conference on Global Health (New Technologies + Proven Strategies = Healthy Communities). , May 26-30, 2009. Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, USA. [pdf]

Selvam, P., B. Herrera, N. Herrera, R. Mimbela, J. Alvarado, E. Ramos, J. Alva, J. Franco, R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2009. TB cough aerosol analysis in a Peruvian shantytown. , Presented by Prabu Selvam at the Delta Omega public health research completion and awarded a prize as the third best abstract at the meeting., Johns Hopkins University in March 2009 in Baltimore, USA [pdf]

Sheen, P., J. Cordova, F. Arenas, L. Caviedes, V. Kawai, G. Soto, D. L. Williams, and E. C. A. 2009. Evaluation of molecular tools for detection and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in stool specimens from patients with pulmonary TB.  , Accepted for poster discussion presentation on Saturday December 5th at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PC-95540-05., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Sheen, P., J. S. Calla, R. H. Gilman, L. Caviedes, B. Herrera, T. Valencia, M. Zimic, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Rapid pyrazinamide susceptibility testing with the MODS technique directly from sputum. , Accepted for featured abstract oral presentation on Monday December 7th 2009 at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # FA-95601-07., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Shell, S., E. Ramos, B. Herrera, R. H. Gilman, W. Quino, J. Alvarado, T. Valencia, and E. C. A. 2009. The colorimetric indicator STC facilitates TB culture diagnosis using the MODS technique. , Accepted for poster discussion presentation on Saturday 5th December at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Poster # PC-95611-05., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Sherman, J. M., M. Tovar, R. H. Gilman, L. Caviedes, G. Soto, A. Bernabe, M. Zimic, L. Cabrera, J. Ortiz, N. V. T. Maguiña, R. Rodriguez, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Treating isoniazid monoresistant TB with standard first-line regimens results in high rates of treatment failure, TB recurrence, and TB-related death. , Accepted for oral presentation in Scientific Session: 125. Pneumonia, Respiratory Infections and Tuberculosis Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:15 am - 12:00 noon at The 58th annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. New presentation number = 736, Washington DC, USA 18-22nd November 2009. [pdf]

Tovar, M., T. Valencia, R. H. Gilman, L. Caviedes, E. Ramos, J. Alvarado, W. Quino, B. Herrera, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Validation of the Microscopic-Observation Drug-Susceptibility (MODS) technique for drug-susceptibility testing during tuberculosis therapy. , Accepted for prize oral presentation with young investigator scholarship (Abstract#1317, Presentation Number: 734) Session 125, Wendesday, November 10.15 – 12.00 am at the The 58th annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. , Washington DC, USA 18-22nd November 2009. [pdf]

Tovar, M. A., J. Alva, Y. Ahn, J. Franco, Y. Magallanes, S. Carrera, R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2009. Zinc cream augments pediatric tuberculin skin test reactions. , Accepted for poster display presentation on Saturday December 5th at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference. Abstract # PS-94754-05., Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Zevallos, K., J. Alvarado, W. Quino, P. Fuentes, P. Sheen, B. Herrera, T. Valencia, E. Ramos, J. Alva, M. Rivero, R. Montoya, R. H. Gilman, and E. C. A. 2009. Household TB clustering associated with TB reactivation and poverty. , Scholarship from the Centers for Disease Control for Dr Karine Zevallos to present as an oral presentation in the ‘late-breaker’ session at the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease 40th Annual Conference, Cancun, Mexico, December 3-7, 2009. [pdf]

Alvarado, J., W. Quino, R. Gilman, E. Ramos, B. Herrera, S. Shell, P. Montoya, R. Sosa, G. Sandhu, A. G. Curatola, J. Alva, and C. A. Evans. 2008. Tuberculosis diagnosis is accelerated by incorporating the colorimetric indicator STC in culture media., p. S85, Poster presentation at The 39th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease. Abstract PS-81879-18 Published in the conference proceedings, Paris, October 18th 2008. [pdf]

Curatola, A. G., R. Montoya, R. Lopez, W. Ynga, J. Franco, J. Alva, M. Rivero, K. Zevallos, B. Herrera, E. Ramos, M. Tovar, J. Hargreaves, J. Porter, and C. A. Evan. 2008. Fighting poverty to control TB. , Invited oral presentation at the Annual meeting of the World Health Organization STOP-TB working group on TB and poverty. , Paris 14th October, 2008. [pdf]

Herrera, B., E. Ramos, R. H. Gilman, L. Grandjean, L. Martin, J. Alvarado, W. Quino, G. Sandhu, J. Alva, R. Sosa, S. Carrera, D. Coleman, D. Mitchison, and C. A. Evans. 2008. A simple colour test for diagnosing MDRTB & XDRTB under field conditions. , Poster presentation at CDC late-breaker session on TB The 39th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease., Paris, October 20th 2008 at 8.45 – 8.55 am. [pdf]

Herrera, B., E. Ramos, R. H. Gilman, L. Grandjean, L. Martin, J. Alvarado, T. Valencia, W. Quino, G. Sandhu, J. Alva, R. Sosa, S. Carrera, D. Coleman, D. Mitchison, and C. A. Evans. 2008. Simplifying culture-based TB/MDRTB testing for Peripherals labs. , Invited oral presentation at FIND Scientific Forum on Recent Advances in TB Diagnostics., Paris 17th October, 2008 agenda at: at 10.35. [pdf1][pdf2]

Hollm-Delgado, M., L. Caviedes, R. H. Gilman, W. Checkley, A. Vivar, E. Sanchez, Y. Pinedo, J. S. Friedland, C. A. Evans, and D. A. J. Moore. 2008. Screening HIV patients for tuberculosis using MODS: A blanket or targeted approach? , Poster presentation at Global Health Council - 35th International Conference on Global Health. , May 27-31, 2008, Washington, D.C. USA. [pdf]

Hollm-Delgado M, Q. W., Gilman R, Ramos E, Herrera B, Alvarado J, Montoya R, Evans C. . 2008. Ethambutol & Streptomycin testing of MTB using MODS assay. , Joint Meeting of the 48th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) & 46th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America. , October 25-8, 2008, Washington, DC, USA. [pdf]

Ramos, E., M. J. Siedner, R. H. Gilman, B. Herrera, W. Quino, J. Alvarado, N. Arcy, G. Sandhu, L. Grandjean, L. Martin, R. Montoya, and C. A. Evans. 2008. Sensitive and rapid tuberculosis culture diagnosis with disposable filtres replacing the laboratory centrifuge. , p. s87, Poster presentation at The 39th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease. Abstract PS-82396-18 . Paris, October 18th 2008. [pdf]

Sheen, P., R. H. Gilman, and C. A. Evans. 2008. A rapid  sputum PCR-SSCP test for guiding pyrazinamide use in tuberculosis therapy. , p. s67, Poster presentation at The 39th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against TB & Lung Disease. Abstract PC-82405-18 Paris, October 18th 2008. [pdf]