Publications by authors named "L Armitige"
Tuberculosis (TB) represents a global public health threat and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective control of TB is complicated with the emergence of multidrug resistance. Yet, there is a fundamental gap in understanding the complex and dynamic interactions between different strains and the host.
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- * A total of 215 queries from 126 patients across 28 countries were examined, focusing on themes like diagnostic criteria, treatment customization, and managing comorbidities/adverse reactions.
- * The findings suggest areas for improving educational efforts for panel physicians, aimed at enhancing applicant health and supporting U.S. TB elimination initiatives.
We proposed a novel measure, Degree of Connectivity with Integration of Freshness (DCIF), to incorporate information freshness into analysis of online resource networks. We conducted a pilot study to apply this new measure to a dataset of online information resources related to COVID-19 risk assessment. Among the 52 nodes, we recorded statistically significant difference between the numerical values of DCIF and the traditional structural measure Degree of Connectivity (DC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring July 7-11, 2023, CDC received reports of two patients in different states with a tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis following spinal surgical procedures that used bone allografts containing live cells from the same deceased donor. An outbreak associated with a similar product manufactured by the same tissue establishment (i.e.
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