List of works - Violet N. Chihota

"Proof-of-concept" evaluation of an automated sputum smear microscopy system for tuberculosis diagnosis

scientific article

"To speak or not to speak": A qualitative analysis on the attitude and willingness of women to start conversations about voluntary medical male circumcision with their partners in a peri-urban area, South Africa

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa

scientific article

Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa

scientific article

Brief Report: The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy and CD4 Count on Markers of Infectiousness in HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

scientific article published on September 2015

Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Sputum in a Gold Mining Workforce in South Africa: An Observational, Clinical Study

scientific article published on 28 May 2015

Clonal expansion of a globally disseminated lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with low IS6110 copy numbers.

scientific article published on December 2004

Comparison of laboratory costs of rapid molecular tests and conventional diagnostics for detection of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

scientific article

Correction to: Small contribution of gold mines to the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in South Africa: a modeling-based study

scholarly article published in BMC Medicine

Cost-Effectiveness of Automated Digital Microscopy for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis

scientific article

Delivering PrePex Medical Male Circumcision Services Through a Mobile Clinic: The Experience From a Pilot Project in North West Province, South Africa

scientific article published on June 2016

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lateral Flow Urine LAM Assay for TB Screening of Adults with Advanced Immunosuppression Attending Routine HIV Care in South Africa

scientific article

Dysentery in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus in Zimbabwe: an emerging role for Schistosoma mansoni and Escherichia coli O157?

scientific article published in July 2001

Eligibility for isoniazid preventive therapy in South African gold mines

scientific article

Emergence and treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in South Africa

scientific article published on 04 August 2011

Genotype MTBDRplus for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in strains from gold miners in South Africa

scientific article published on 11 January 2012

Geospatial distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Africa

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Household point of care CD4 testing and isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in a household TB contact tracing programme in two districts of South Africa

scientific article published on 2 March 2018

Impact of Targeted Tuberculosis Vaccination Among a Mining Population in South Africa: A Model-Based Study

scientific article published in December 2017

Implementation and Operational Research: What Happens After a Negative Test for Tuberculosis? Evaluating Adherence to TB Diagnostic Algorithms in South African Primary Health Clinics

scientific article published on April 2016

Implementing a large-scale systematic tuberculosis screening program in correctional facilities in South Africa

scientific article

Increasing drug resistant tuberculosis in the UK.

scientific article published in May 2008

Isoniazid preventive therapy use among patients on antiretroviral therapy: a missed opportunity

scientific article published on March 2014

Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data

scientific article

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among South African gold miners

scientific article

New Biomarkers and Diagnostic Tools for the Management of Fever in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Overview of the Challenges

scientific article published on 21 July 2017

Performance characteristics of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF test in a tuberculosis prevalence survey

scientific article

Performance of verbal autopsy methods in estimating HIV-associated mortality among adults in South Africa

article

Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa

scientific article

Programmatically selected multidrug-resistant strains drive the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Small contribution of gold mines to the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in South Africa: a modeling-based study

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Storage of breast milk: effect of temperature and storage duration on microbial growth

scientific article published on 01 September 2000

Susceptibility of a series of routine sputum samples for antituberculosis chemotherapy in Gweru, Zimbabwe

scientific article published in April 2004

Symptom and chest radiographic screening for infectious tuberculosis prior to starting isoniazid preventive therapy: yield and proportion missed at screening ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

TB infection: an exploratory study of BCG protective properties and the possible role of environmental mycobacteria

scientific article

The South African Tuberculosis Care Cascade: Estimated Losses and Methodological Challenges

scientific article

The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

The incidence of tuberculosis among hiv-positive individuals with high CD4 counts: implications for policy

scientific article

The timing of tuberculosis after isoniazid preventive therapy among gold miners in South Africa: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

Trends in drug-resistant tuberculosis in a gold-mining workforce in South Africa, 2002-2008.

scientific article published on 7 May 2012

Tuberculosis active case finding: uptake and diagnostic yield among minibus drivers in urban South Africa

scientific article

Tuberculosis outcomes and drug susceptibility in individuals exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy in a high HIV prevalence setting

scientific article published on April 2010

Using mHealth to improve tuberculosis case identification and treatment initiation in South Africa: Results from a pilot study. ⬇️

scientific article published on 3 July 2018

Verbal autopsy-assigned causes of death among adults being investigated for TB in South Africa

scientific article published on September 2016

What causes symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis in HIV-positive people with negative initial investigations?

article

What happens after a negative test for tuberculosis? Evaluating adherence to TB diagnostic algorithms in South African Primary Health Clinics

scientific article

Willingness to participate in trials and to be vaccinated with new tuberculosis vaccines in HIV-infected adults

scientific article published on March 2013

Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF.

scientific article published on August 2015

List of works by Violet N. Chihota

"Proof-of-concept" evaluation of an automated sputum smear microscopy system for tuberculosis diagnosis

"To speak or not to speak": A qualitative analysis on the attitude and willingness of women to start conversations about voluntary medical male circumcision with their partners in a peri-urban area, South Africa

A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa

Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa

Brief Report: The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy and CD4 Count on Markers of Infectiousness in HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Sputum in a Gold Mining Workforce in South Africa: An Observational, Clinical Study

Clonal expansion of a globally disseminated lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with low IS6110 copy numbers.

Comparison of laboratory costs of rapid molecular tests and conventional diagnostics for detection of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Correction to: Small contribution of gold mines to the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in South Africa: a modeling-based study

Cost-Effectiveness of Automated Digital Microscopy for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis

Delivering PrePex Medical Male Circumcision Services Through a Mobile Clinic: The Experience From a Pilot Project in North West Province, South Africa

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lateral Flow Urine LAM Assay for TB Screening of Adults with Advanced Immunosuppression Attending Routine HIV Care in South Africa

Dysentery in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus in Zimbabwe: an emerging role for Schistosoma mansoni and Escherichia coli O157?

Eligibility for isoniazid preventive therapy in South African gold mines

Emergence and treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in South Africa

Genotype MTBDRplus for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in strains from gold miners in South Africa

Geospatial distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Africa

Household point of care CD4 testing and isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in a household TB contact tracing programme in two districts of South Africa

Impact of Targeted Tuberculosis Vaccination Among a Mining Population in South Africa: A Model-Based Study

Implementation and Operational Research: What Happens After a Negative Test for Tuberculosis? Evaluating Adherence to TB Diagnostic Algorithms in South African Primary Health Clinics

Implementing a large-scale systematic tuberculosis screening program in correctional facilities in South Africa

Increasing drug resistant tuberculosis in the UK.

Isoniazid preventive therapy use among patients on antiretroviral therapy: a missed opportunity

Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among South African gold miners

New Biomarkers and Diagnostic Tools for the Management of Fever in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Overview of the Challenges

Performance characteristics of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF test in a tuberculosis prevalence survey

Performance of verbal autopsy methods in estimating HIV-associated mortality among adults in South Africa

Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa

Programmatically selected multidrug-resistant strains drive the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Small contribution of gold mines to the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in South Africa: a modeling-based study

Storage of breast milk: effect of temperature and storage duration on microbial growth

Susceptibility of a series of routine sputum samples for antituberculosis chemotherapy in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Symptom and chest radiographic screening for infectious tuberculosis prior to starting isoniazid preventive therapy: yield and proportion missed at screening ⬇️

TB infection: an exploratory study of BCG protective properties and the possible role of environmental mycobacteria

The South African Tuberculosis Care Cascade: Estimated Losses and Methodological Challenges

The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study

The incidence of tuberculosis among hiv-positive individuals with high CD4 counts: implications for policy

The timing of tuberculosis after isoniazid preventive therapy among gold miners in South Africa: a prospective cohort study

Trends in drug-resistant tuberculosis in a gold-mining workforce in South Africa, 2002-2008.

Tuberculosis active case finding: uptake and diagnostic yield among minibus drivers in urban South Africa

Tuberculosis outcomes and drug susceptibility in individuals exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy in a high HIV prevalence setting

Using mHealth to improve tuberculosis case identification and treatment initiation in South Africa: Results from a pilot study. ⬇️

Verbal autopsy-assigned causes of death among adults being investigated for TB in South Africa

What causes symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis in HIV-positive people with negative initial investigations?

What happens after a negative test for tuberculosis? Evaluating adherence to TB diagnostic algorithms in South African Primary Health Clinics

Willingness to participate in trials and to be vaccinated with new tuberculosis vaccines in HIV-infected adults

Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF.