James Trauer

Heterogeneous infectiousness in mathematical models of tuberculosis: A systematic review

Yayehirad A Melsew, Adeshina Adekunle, Allen C Cheng, Emma S McBryde, Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Epidemics

TB mathematical models employ various assumptions and approaches in dealing with the heterogeneous infectiousness of persons with ..

Hyper transmission of Beijing lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Malancha Karmakar, James M Trauer, David B Ascher, Justin T Denholm

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Infection

OBJECTIVES: The globally distributed "Beijing" lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been associated with outbreaks worldwide...

Profiling Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission and the resulting disease burden in the five highest tuberculosis burden countries

Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer, Nicholas Geard, Nick Scott, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Medicine

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) control efforts are hampered by an imperfect understanding of TB epidemiology. The true age distribu..

Strategic investment in tuberculosis control in the Republic of Bulgaria.

TN Doan, T Varleva, M Zamfirova, M Tyufekchieva, A Keshelava, K Hristov, A Yaneva, B Gadzheva, S Zhang, S Irbe, R Ragonnet, ES McBryde, JM Trauer

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Infection

As Bulgaria transitions away from Global Fund grant, robust estimates of the comparative impact of the various response strategies..

Profiles of tuberculosis disease activation among contacts of patients with tuberculosis

Yayehirad A Melsew, Allen C Cheng, Emma S McBryde, Justin T Denholm, EeLaine Tay, Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Respiratory Journal

Modelling tuberculosis control priorities: more of the same will not do

Christian Wejse, Romain Ragonnet, Emma S McBryde, James M Trauer

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Global Health

The Importance of Heterogeneity to the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

James M Trauer, Peter J Dodd, M Gabriela M Gomes, Gabriela B Gomez, Rein MGJ Houben, Emma S McBryde, Yayehirad A Melsew, Nicolas A Menzies, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Sourya Shrestha, David W Dowdy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

Although less well-recognized than for other infectious diseases, heterogeneity is a defining feature of tuberculosis (TB) epidemi..

The cost-effectiveness of canakinumab for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: The Australian healthcare perspective.

Ella Zomer, Danny Liew, Andrew Tonkin, James M Trauer, Zanfina Ademi

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Cardiology

BACKGROUND: Canakinumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-1β. It is currently indicated for use in those ..

Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Active disease and latent infection in a renal transplant cohort.

Nastaran Rafiei, Jackie Williams, William R Mulley, James M Trauer, Grant A Jenkin, Benjamin A Rogers

Journal article  |  2019  |  Nephrology

AIM: Our aim was threefold: first, to determine the incidence of active TB in our cohort, second to investigate the risk factors f..

Strategic Planning for Tuberculosis Control in the Republic of Fiji.

Romain Ragonnet, Frank Underwood, Tan Doan, Eric Rafai, James Trauer, Emma McBryde

Journal article  |  2019  |  Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

The tuberculosis (TB) health burden in Fiji has been declining in recent years, although challenges remain in improving control of..

The role of super-spreading events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission: evidence from contact tracing

Yayehirad A Melsew, Manoj Gambhir, Allen C Cheng, Emma S McBryde, Justin T Denholm, Ee Laine Tay, James M Trauer

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

TB, you're a long time cured.

James M Trauer

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Respiratory Journal

Cost-effectiveness of 3 months of weekly rifapentine and isoniazid compared with other standard treatment regimens for latent tuberculosis infection: a decision analysis study

Tan N Doan, Greg J Fox, Michael T Meehan, Nick Scott, Romain Ragonnet, Kerri Viney, James M Trauer, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Estimating the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in a low-incidence setting: Australia

Katie Dorothy Dale, James McCracken Trauer, Pete J Dodd, Rein MGJ Houben, Justin Timothy Denholm

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Respiratory Journal

Methods used in the spatial analysis of tuberculosis epidemiology: a systematic review

Debebe Shaweno, Malancha Karmakar, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Romain Ragonnet, Archie CA Clements, James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Medicine

The role of geospatial hotspots in the spatial spread of tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia: a mathematical model

Debebe Shaweno, James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2018  |  Royal Society Open Science

Agent-based models of malaria transmission: a systematic review

Neal R Smith, James M Trauer, Manoj Gambhir, Jack S Richards, Richard J Maude, Jonathan M Keith, Jennifer A Flegg

Journal article  |  2018  |  Malaria Journal

Appropriate comparisons of tuberculosis latency structures with empiric data

James M Trauer, Romain Ragonnet, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Coupled, multi-strain epidemic models of mutating pathogens

Michael T Meehan, Daniel G Cocks, James M Trauer, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2018  |  Mathematical Biosciences

Risk factors for infectiousness of patients with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YA Melsew, TN Doan, M Gambhir, AC Cheng, E McBryde, JM Trauer

Journal article  |  2018  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Modelling heterogeneity in host susceptibility to tuberculosis and its effect on public health interventions.

Isaac Mwangi Wangari, James Trauer, Lewi Stone

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

A tuberculosis (TB) model that accounts for heterogeneity in host susceptibility to tuberculosis is proposed, with the aim of inve..

Optimally capturing latency dynamics in models of tuberculosis transmission

Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer, Nick Scott, Michael T Meehan, Justin T Denholm, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2017  |  Epidemics

Quantifying the Effects of Prior Acetyl-Salicylic Acid on Sepsis-Related Deaths: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis Using Propensity Matching

James Trauer, Stephen Muhi, Emma S McBryde, Shmeylan A Al Harbi, Yaseen M Arabi, Andrew J Boyle, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Wei Chen, Yung-Tai Chen, Marco Falcone, Ognjen Gajic, Jack Godsell, Michelle Ng Gong, Daryl Kor, Wolfgang Loesche, Daniel F McAuley, Hollis R O'Neal, Michael Osthoff, Gordon P Otto, Maik Sossdorf, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Critical Care Medicine

A novel Bayesian geospatial method for estimating tuberculosis incidence reveals many missed TB cases in Ethiopia

Debebe Shaweno, James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

A user-friendly mathematical modelling web interface to assist local decision making in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Ben J Marais, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Comparing tuberculosis management under public and private healthcare providers: Victoria, Australia, 2002-2015

Katie D Dale, Ee Laine Tay, James M Trauer, Peter G Trevan, Justin T Denholm

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

The risk of global epidemic replacement with drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains

Emma S McBryde, Michael T Meehan, Tan N Doan, Romain Ragonnet, Ben J Marais, Vanina Guernier, James M Trauer

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Infectious Diseases

High rates of multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among re-treatment cases: where do they come from?

Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Ben J Marais, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Heterogeneity of distribution of tuberculosis in Sheka Zone, Ethiopia: drivers and temporal trends

D Shaweno, T Shaweno, JM Trauer, JT Denholm, ES McBryde

Journal article  |  2017  |  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Is IPT more effective in high-burden settings? Modelling the effect of tuberculosis incidence on IPT impact

R Ragonnet, JM Trauer, ES McBryde, RMGJ Houben, JT Denholm, A Handel, T Sumner

Journal article  |  2017  |  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Modelling the effect of short-course multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan

James M Trauer, Jay Achar, Nargiza Parpieva, Atadjan Khamraev, Justin T Denholm, Dennis Falzon, Ernesto Jaramillo, Anita Mesic, Philipp du Cros, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC Medicine

Vaccination Programs for Endemic Infections: Modelling Real versus Apparent Impacts of Vaccine and Infection Characteristics

Romain Ragonnet, James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Nicholas L Geard, Margaret Hellard, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2015  |  Scientific Reports

Construction of a mathematical model for tuberculosis transmission in highly endemic regions of the Asia-pacific

James M Trauer, Justin T Denholm, Emma S Maryde

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Theoretical Biology