Division of Tuberculosis Control, Refugee and Migrant Health

Selected Program Publications

1. Torgersen J, Hooper N, Armstrong D, Baruch N, Cronin W.  Practical Applications of Universal Genotyping in TB Control.  (Abstract).  2006 National TB Controllers Workshop.  Atlanta, GA.  June 19, 2006.

2. Torgersen J, Dorman S, Baruch N, Hooper N, Cronin W.  Molecular Epidemiology of Pleural and other Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Maryland State Review.  (Abstract).  2006 National TB Controllers Workshop.  Atlanta, GA.  June 19, 2006.

3. Miner M, Federline L, Adelakun A, Torgersen J, Cronin W, Blythe D, Walsh T. Mycobacterium bovis in Maryland Youth.  (Abstract).  2006 American Thoracic Society Conference.  San Diego, CA.  May 19, 2006.

4. Torgersen J, Dorman SE, Baruch N, Hooper N, Cronin W.  Molecular epidemiology of pleural and other extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a Maryland state review.  CID 2006 May 5; 42(10):1375-82.

5. Golub JE, Bur S, Cronin WA, Gange S, Baruch N, Comstock GW, Chaisson RE. 
Delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and tuberculosis transmission.  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Jan;10(1):24-30.

6. Golub JE, Bur S, Cronin WA, Gange S, Baruch N, Comstock GW, Chaisson RE.  Patient and health care system delays in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-incidence state.  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005 Sep;9(9):992-8.

7.  Jessie Torgersen, Susan E. Dorman, Nancy Baruch, Nancy Hooper, Wendy Cronin. (Abstract).  Molecular epidemiology of pleural and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: Maryland.  2005 American Thoracic Society Conference.  San Diego, CA. May 20, 2005.

8.  Mark Miner, Barbara Johnson, James Fisher, Rosemarie White, Laura Gillis, Jessie Torgersen, Pierre Vigilance, Susan E. Dorman, Wendy Cronin. (Abstract).  TB in Baltimore City homeless.  2005 American Thoracic Society Conference.  San Diego, CA. May 20, 2005.

9. Golub JE, Bur S, Cronin WA, Gange S, Sterling TR, Oden B, Baruch N, Comstock GW, Chaisson RE. Impact of empiric anitibiotics and chest radiograph on delays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005 Apr;9(4):392-7.

10. Cronin W, Phadungchai G, Baruch N, Blythe D, Princy K, Cowan L, Diem L (Abstract). Unnecessary anti-TB treatment in a liver transplant patient curtailed by rapid genotyping of a suspected false-positive M. tuberculosis culture. 2004 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 9, 2004.

11. Cronin W, Tipple M, Torgersen J, Ijas K, Hooper N, Baruch N, Blythe D, Cowan L, Diem L (Abstract). Investigation of a cluster of patients with active TB reveals a large multi-state pseudo-outbreak due to contamination in a commercial laboratory. 2004 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 9, 2004.

12. Rutz H, Bur S, Baucom S, Bohle E, Mouzon H, Lobato M, Baruch N, (Abstract). Evaluation of TB Detection Procedures In A Large Urban Jail. 2004 National TB Controllers Workshop. Atlanta, GA. June 9, 2004.

13. Nettles RE, Mazo D, Alwood K, Gachuhi R, Maltas G, Wendel K, Cronin W, Hooper N, Bishai W, Sterling TR. Risk factors for relapse and acquired rifamycin resistance after directly observed tuberculosis treatment: a comparison by HIV status and rifamycin use. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38:731-6.

14. Bur S, Golub JE, Armstrong J, Myers K, Johnson B, Mazo D, Fielder JF, Rutz H, Maltas G, McLain R, Cronin WA, Baruch NG, Barker L, Sterling TR. An extensive tuberculosis contact investigation in an urban community and jail: lessons learned. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2003; 12:Suppl 3:S417-23.

15. McElroy PD, Sterling TR, Driver CR, Kreiswith B, Woodley CL, Cronin WA, Hardge DX, Shilkret KL, Ridzon R. Use of DNA fingerprinting to investigate a multiyear, multistate tuberculosis outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis 2002; 8:1252-6.

16. Cronin WA, Golub JE, Lathan MJ, Mukasa LN, Hooper N, Razeq J, Baruch NG, Mulcahy D, Benjamin WH, Magder LS, Strickland GT, Bishai WR. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in a moderate- to low-incidence state: are contact investigations enough? Emerg Infect Dis 2002; 8:1271-9.

17. Lok KH, Benjamin WH Jr, Kimerling ME, Pruitt V, Lathan M, Razeq J, Hooper N, Cronin W, Dunlap NE. Molecular differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains without IS6110 insertions. Emerg Infect Dis 2002; 8:1310-3.

18. Ellis BA, Crawford JT, Braden CR, McNabb JN, Moore M, Kammerer S, and the National Tuberculosis Genotyping and Surveillance Network Work Group. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in a sentinel surveillance population. Emerg Infect Dis 2002; 8:1197-209.

19. Lathan M, Mukasa LN, Hooper N, Golub J, Baruch N, Mulcahy M, Benjamin W, Cronin WA. Cross-Jurisdictional Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1996–2000, linked to the homeless. Emerg Infect Dis 2002;8:1249-51.

20. Cronin WA, Magder LS, Baruch NG, Strickland GT, Bishai WR, (Abstract). Source Identification for Pediatric Tuberculosis Cases in Maryland. 7th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD). Vancouver, Canada. March 1, 2002.

21. Golub J, Bur S, Cronin WA, Comstock G, Chaisson R. (Abstract). Patient and Health Care Delays in the Diagnosis of maryland Tuberculosis Cases. 7th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD). Vancouver, Canada. March 1, 2002.

22. Golub JE, Cronin WA, Obasanjo OO, Coggin W, Moore K, Pope D.S, Thompson D, Sterling TR, Harrington S, Bishai WR, Chaisson RE Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Through Casual Contact With an Infectious Case. Arch Intern Med. 2001; 1161, 2254-2258.

23. Cronin WA, Golub JE, Magder LS, Baruch NG, Lathan MJ, Mukasa LN, Hooper N, Razeq JH, Mulcahy D, Benjamin WH, Bishai WR. Usefulness of spoligotyping for secondary typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with low copy numbers of IS6110. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:3709-11.

24. Sterling TR, Thompson D, Stanley RL, Mclroy PD, Madison A, Moore K, Ridzon R, Harrington S, Bishai WR, Chaisson RE, Bur S. A Multi-state Outbreak of Tuberculosis Among Members of a Highly Mobile Social Network: Implcations for Tuberculosis Elimination. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2000; 4(11):1066-1073.

25. HIV-Related Tuberculosis in a Transgender Network- Baltimore, Maryland, and New York City Area, 1998-2000. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MMWR. 2000; 49, 317-320.

26. Cronin W, Rodriguez E, Valway S, Bur S, Hooper N, Smithwick R, Dwyer D.
Pseudo-Outbreak of Tuberculosis in an Acute-Care General Hospital: Epidemiology and Clinical Implications. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998;
19 (5), 345-347.

27. Michele T.M, Cronin, W.A. Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a Fiberoptic Bronchoscope. JAMA. 1997; 278 (13), 1093-1096.

28. Rodriguez E, Steinbart S, Shaulis G, Bur S, Dwyer D. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High School Student and a Broad Contact Investigation: Lessons Relearned. MD Medical Journal. 1996; 45(12), 1019-1021.

29. Braden CR, and Investigative Team. Infeciousness of a University Student with Laryngeal and Cavitary Tuberculosis. Clinical Infect Diseas. 1995; 21, 565-570.