Publications

• A plasma metabolic signature to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis and monitor treatment response.
  J Infect Dis
  05/08/2025 Authors: Collins JM; Bobosha K; Narayanan N; Gandhi NR; Day CL; Rengarajan J; Kempker RR; Lau MSY; Nellis M; Tukvadze N
• High rates of post-tuberculosis lung disease among persons successfully treated for drug-susceptible and resistant tuberculosis.
  Thorax
  05/07/2025 Authors: Kempker RR; Salindri AD; Avaliani T; Kornfeld H; Auld SC; Jakobia N; Day CL; Subuddhi A; Krish KN; Vashakidze S
• Low preventive treatment initiation and completion among young children contacts of active TB in Tbilisi, Georgia.
  IJTLD Open Volume: 2 Page(s): 230 - 234
  04/01/2025 Authors: Kokhreidze E; Kempker RR; Tukvadze N; Schechter MC; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Butsashvili M; Lomtadze N
• Recruitment Strategies To Improve Gender Equity in Clinical and Translational Research Training in Ethiopia.
  Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 112 Page(s): 13 - 16
  01/08/2025 Authors: Hoover AT; Woldeamanuel Y; Wassie L; Eyob H; Haile Mariam D; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Comeau DL; Bobosha K
• Pharmacometabolomics in TB meningitis-Understanding the pharmacokinetic, metabolic, and immune factors associated with anti-TB drug concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid.
  PLoS One Volume: 20 Page(s): e0315999
  01/01/2025 Authors: Collins JM; Kipiani M; Jin Y; Sharma AA; Tomalka JA; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z
• High Prescription Rate of Medications With Rifampin Drug-drug Interactions in Patients With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Should Rifabutin Be Included in Clinical Trials for Adjunctive Therapy?
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae582
  11/01/2024 Authors: Mallarino-Haeger C; Watson A; Mahgoub U; Francis L; Heydari M; Choudhary M; Garcia-Toca M; Patel M; Kempker RR; Fayfman M
• Don't Let Your Analysis Go to Seed: On the Impact of Random Seed on Machine Learning-based Causal Inference.
  Epidemiology Volume: 35 Page(s): 764 - 778
  11/01/2024 Authors: Schader L; Song W; Kempker R; Benkeser D
• HIV co-infection increases the risk of post-tuberculosis mortality among persons who initiated treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Sci Rep Volume: 14 Page(s): 23834
  10/11/2024 Authors: Salindri AD; Kipiani M; Lomtadze N; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Masyn KE; Rothenberg RB; Kempker RR; Magee MJ
• Cavitary lung lesions and quality of life after TB.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 28 Page(s): 505 - 507
  10/01/2024 Authors: Smirnova N; Bryan CS; Salindri AD; Avaliani T; Goginashvili L; Gujabidze M; Kempker RR; Kornfeld H; Auld SC; Vashakidze S
• Implementation of a Virtual Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum at Black Lion Hospital, Ethiopia.
  Cureus Volume: 16 Page(s): e68545
  09/01/2024 Authors: Desai K; Kassahun H; Ahmed A; Huluka DK; Yusuf H; Rebolledo PA; Kempker RR; Malik M
• Lack of weight gain and increased mortality during and after treatment among adults with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia, 2009-2020.
  medRxiv
  08/06/2024 Authors: Chakhaia T; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR; Luo R; Dzidzikashvili N; Chincharauli M; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Stauber C; Magee MJ
• Metformin reduces the risk of poor treatment outcomes among individuals with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis and type-2 diabetes mellitus.
  medRxiv
  07/14/2024 Authors: Salindri AD; Gujabidze M; Kipiani M; Lomtadze N; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Kornfeld H; Kempker RR; Magee MJ
• Impact of Prior Tuberculosis Treatment With New/Companion Drugs on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Concomitant Bedaquiline and Delamanid for Multidrug- and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 78 Page(s): 1043 - 1052
  04/10/2024 Authors: Mikiashvili L; Kempker RR; Chakhaia TS; Bablishvili N; Avaliani Z; Lomtadze N; Schechter MC; Kipiani M
• HIV co-infection increases the risk of post-tuberculosis mortality among persons who initiated treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
  medRxiv
  03/26/2024 Authors: Salindri AD; Kipiani M; Lomtadze N; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Masyn KE; Rothenberg RB; Kempker RR; Magee MJ
• Association of indicators of extensive disease and rifampin-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
  Thorax Volume: 79 Page(s): 169 - 178
  01/18/2024 Authors: Campbell JR; Brode SK; Barry P; Bastos ML; Bonnet M; Guglielmetti L; Kempker R; Klimuk D; Laniado Laborn R; Milanov V
• A high prevalence of antibiotic use at two large teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a point prevalence survey.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 4 Page(s): e180
  01/01/2024 Authors: Merga KH; Getachew EM; Fujita AW; Abayneh M; Jacob JT; Ali S; Melesse HO; Babiker A; Getachew LS; Hailu T
• Combined cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic and cytokine profiling in tuberculosis meningitis reveals robust and prolonged changes in immunometabolic networks.
  Tuberculosis (Edinb) Volume: 144 Page(s): 102462
  01/01/2024 Authors: Tomalka J; Sharma A; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Jones DP; Avaliani Z; Kipiani M
• Pharmacometabolomics in TB Meningitis - understanding the pharmacokinetic, metabolic, and immune factors associated with anti-TB drug concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid.
  
  12/15/2023 Authors: Collins JM; Kipiani M; Jin Y; Sharma AA; Tomalka JA; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z
• The effect of anti-tuberculosis drug pharmacokinetics on QTc prolongation.
  Int J Antimicrob Agents Volume: 62 Page(s): 106939
  10/01/2023 Authors: Jin Y; Benkeser D; Kipiani M; Maranchick NF; Mikiashvili L; Barbakadze K; Avaliani Z; Alghamdi WA; Alshaer MH; Peloquin CA
• Tuberculosis recovery in Georgia: implementing more by 24.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): 893 - 894
  08/01/2023 Authors: Kiria N; Lomtadze N; Solomonia N; Aspindzelashvili R; Danelia M; Gabisonia I; Janjgava M; Khonelidze I; Kipiani M; Tukvadze N
• Reply to Upton et al.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 77 Page(s): 158 - 159
  07/05/2023 Authors: Kempker RR; Kipiani M; Peloquin CA
• Combined cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic and cytokine profiling in tuberculosis meningitis reveals robust and prolonged changes in immunometabolic networks.
  medRxiv
  06/29/2023 Authors: Tomalka J; Sharma A; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Jones DP; Avaliani Z; Kipiani M
• Updated considerations in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis infection and disease: integrating the latest evidence-based strategies.
  Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther Volume: 21 Page(s): 595 - 616
  06/01/2023 Authors: Graciaa DS; Schechter MC; Fetalvero KB; Cranmer LM; Kempker RR; Castro KG
• Hepatitis C care cascade among patients with and without tuberculosis: Nationwide observational cohort study in the country of Georgia, 2015-2020.
  PLoS Med Volume: 20 Page(s): e1004121
  05/01/2023 Authors: Baliashvili D; Blumberg HM; Gandhi NR; Averhoff F; Benkeser D; Shadaker S; Gvinjilia L; Turdziladze A; Tukvadze N; Chincharauli M
• Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis in an Uninsured and Underinsured Cohort.
  Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md) Volume: 31
  03/01/2023 Authors: Schechter MC; Yao Y; Patel M; Andruski R; Rab S; Wong JR; Santamarina G; Fayfman M; Rajani R; Kempker RR
• Association of Treated and Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C With the Incidence of Active Tuberculosis Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): 245 - 251
  01/13/2023 Authors: Baliashvili D; Blumberg HM; Benkeser D; Kempker RR; Shadaker S; Averhoff F; Gvinjilia L; Adamashvili N; Magee M; Kamkamidze G
• Diagnostic performance of the GenoType MTBDRplus VER 2.0 line probe assay for the detection of isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia.
  PLoS One Volume: 18 Page(s): e0284737
  01/01/2023 Authors: Moga S; Bobosha K; Fikadu D; Zerihun B; Diriba G; Amare M; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Abebe T
• A case report of persistent drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis after treatment completion.
  BMC Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 864
  11/19/2022 Authors: Vashakidze SA; Chandrakumaran A; Japaridze M; Gogishvili G; Collins JM; Rekhviashvili M; Kempker RR
• Brief Report: Financial Burden of Toxoplasmosis Encephalitis Treatment at a Safety Net Hospital.
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 91 Page(s): 276 - 279
  11/01/2022 Authors: Bogard SN; Lee JT; Patel M; Kempker RR
• Linezolid Exposure Is Associated with Cytopenias in Patients Treated for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 66 Page(s): e0040822
  09/20/2022 Authors: Graciaa DS; Kipiani M; Magee MJ; Mikiashvili L; Barbakadze K; Bablishvili N; Auld SC; Alghamdi WA; Alshaer MH; Peloquin CA
• Cycloserine and Linezolid for Tuberculosis Meningitis: Pharmacokinetic Evidence of Potential Usefulness.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 75 Page(s): 682 - 689
  09/10/2022 Authors: Kempker RR; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z; Collins JM; Blumberg HM; Alshaer MH
• SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among healthcare personnel at a large health system in Atlanta.
  Am J Med Sci Volume: 364 Page(s): 296 - 303
  09/01/2022 Authors: Graciaa DS; Kempker RR; Wang YF; Schurr H; Krishnan SD; Carroll K; Toomer L; Merritt S; King D; Hunter M
• The Impact of Diabetes and Prediabetes on Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts of Active Tuberculosis Cases in Ethiopia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofac323
  07/01/2022 Authors: Smith AGC; Kempker RR; Wassie L; Bobosha K; Nizam A; Gandhi NR; Auld SC; Magee MJ; Blumberg HM; Tuberculosis Research Unit: Role of Antigen Specific Responses in the Control of TB (TBRU-ASTRa) Study Group
• Antimicrobial Resistance Through the Lens of One Health in Ethiopia: A Review of the Literature Among Humans, Animals, and the Environment.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 119 Page(s): 120 - 129
  06/01/2022 Authors: Fujita AW; Werner K; Jacob JT; Tschopp R; Mamo G; Mihret A; Abdissa A; Kempker R; Rebolledo PA
• Don't forget about human factors: Lessons learned from COVID-19 point-of-care testing.
  Cell Rep Methods Volume: 2 Page(s): 100222
  05/23/2022 Authors: Farmer S; Razin V; Peagler AF; Strickler S; Fain WB; Damhorst GL; Kempker RR; Pollock NR; Brand O; Seitter B
• Antibiotic Administration and Outcomes in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
  Volume: 205
  05/01/2022 Authors: Mendpara R; Yang P; Kempker R; Rebolledo P; Rollin F; Gurbani S; Schechter M; Wilhoite D; Bogard S; Duggal A
• Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 507 - 518
  04/01/2022 Authors: Dhana A; Hamada Y; Kengne AP; Kerkhoff AD; Rangaka MX; Kredo T; Baddeley A; Miller C; Singh S; Hanifa Y
• Low BMI increases all-cause mortality rates in patients with drug-resistant TB.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): 326 - 333
  04/01/2022 Authors: Adamashvili N; Baliashvili D; Kuchukhidze G; Salindri AD; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Lomtadze N; Avaliani Z; Magee MJ
• Clinical evaluation of the Diagnostic Analyzer for Selective Hybridization (DASH): a point-of-care PCR test for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  medRxiv
  01/25/2022 Authors: Achenbach CJ; Caputo M; Hawkins C; Balmert LC; Qi C; Odorisio J; Dembele E; Jackson A; Abbas H; Frediani JK
• Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018.
  PLOS Glob Public Health Volume: 2 Page(s): e0000275
  01/01/2022 Authors: Modlin CE; Deng Q; Benkeser D; Mulate YW; Aseffa A; Waller L; Powell KR; Kempker RR
• Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of fluoroquinolones and carbapenems in tuberculosis meningitis.
  Front Pharmacol Volume: 13 Page(s): 1048653
  01/01/2022 Authors: Maranchick NF; Alshaer MH; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z; Kipiani M; Peloquin CA
• Minimum inhibitory concentrations of rifampin and isoniazid among multidrug and isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia.
  PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0274426
  01/01/2022 Authors: Getahun M; Blumberg HM; Ameni G; Beyene D; Kempker RR
• Developing customized stepwise MIRU-VNTR typing for tuberculosis surveillance in Georgia.
  PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0264472
  01/01/2022 Authors: Maghradze N; Jugheli L; Borrell S; Tukvadze N; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Gagneux S
• Long term outcomes of patients with tuberculous meningitis: The impact of drug resistance.
  PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0270201
  01/01/2022 Authors: Evans EE; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Kipiani M; Sabanadze S; Smith AGC; Avaliani Z; Collins JM; Kempker RR
• Clinical evaluation of the Diagnostic Analyzer for Selective Hybridization (DASH): A point-of-care PCR test for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0270060
  01/01/2022 Authors: Achenbach CJ; Caputo M; Hawkins C; Balmert LC; Qi C; Odorisio J; Dembele E; Jackson A; Abbas H; Frediani JK
• Low rates of antibiotic use among ambulatory patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 2
  01/01/2022 Authors: Smith AGC; Wilber E; Rebolledo PA; Sharp J; Kandiah S; Graciaa DS; Kempker RR
• Adjunctive surgery versus medical treatment among patients with cavitary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 60 Page(s): 1279 - 1285
  12/01/2021 Authors: Vashakidze SA; Gogishvili SG; Nikolaishvili KG; Avaliani ZR; Chandrakumaran A; Gogishvili GS; Magee M; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Xpert MTB/RIF Use Is Associated With Earlier Treatment Initiation and Culture Conversion Among Patients With Sputum Smear-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 8 Page(s): ofab551
  12/01/2021 Authors: Kipiani M; Graciaa DS; Buziashvili M; Darchia L; Avaliani Z; Tabagari N; Mirtskhulava V; Kempker RR
• American Medical Trainee Perspectives on Ethical Conflicts during a Short-Term Global Health Rotation in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Analysis of 30 Cases.
  Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 106 Page(s): 398 - 411
  11/01/2021 Authors: Modlin CE; C Vilorio A; Stoff B; L Comeau D; Gebremariam TH; Derbew M; M Blumberg H; Del Rio C; Kempker RR
• ASSOCIATION OF TREATED AND UNTREATED CHRONIC HEPATITIS C WITH THE INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS: A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY IN THE COUNTRY OF GEORGIA.
  Volume: 74 Page(s): 538A - 539A
  10/01/2021 Authors: Baliashvili D; Gandhi NR; Benkeser D; Kempker RR; Shadaker S; Averhoff F; Gvinjilia L; Adamashvili N; Kamkamidze G; Zakalashvili M
• The need for new test verification and regulatory support for innovative diagnostics.
  Nat Biotechnol Volume: 39 Page(s): 1060 - 1062
  09/01/2021 Authors: Roback JD; Tyburski EA; Alter D; Asakrah S; Chahroudi A; Esper A; Farmer S; Figueroa J; K Frediani J; D Gonzalez M
• TCA cycle remodeling drives proinflammatory signaling in humans with pulmonary tuberculosis.
  PLoS Pathog Volume: 17 Page(s): e1009941
  09/01/2021 Authors: Collins JM; Jones DP; Sharma A; Khadka M; Liu KH; Kempker RR; Prideaux B; Maner-Smith K; Tukvadze N; Shah NS
• Clinical outcomes among patients with tuberculous meningitis receiving intensified treatment regimens.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): 632 - 639
  08/01/2021 Authors: Smith AGC; Gujabidze M; Avaliani T; Blumberg HM; Collins JM; Sabanadze S; Bakuradze T; Avaliani Z; Kempker RR; Kipiani M
• Impact of repeated nasal sampling on detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2.
  Sci Rep Volume: 11 Page(s): 14903
  07/21/2021 Authors: Levy JM; Frediani JK; Tyburski EA; Wood A; Figueroa J; Kempker RR; Rebolledo PA; Gonzalez MD; Sullivan J; Vos MB
• Multidisciplinary assessment of the Abbott BinaxNOW SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care antigen test in the context of emerging viral variants and self-administration.
  Sci Rep Volume: 11 Page(s): 14604
  07/16/2021 Authors: Frediani JK; Levy JM; Rao A; Bassit L; Figueroa J; Vos MB; Wood A; Jerris R; Van Leung-Pineda; Gonzalez MD
• Long-Term Mortality and Active Tuberculosis Disease Among Patients Who Were Lost to Follow-Up During Second-Line Tuberculosis Treatment in 2011-2014: Population-Based Study in the Country of Georgia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 8 Page(s): ofab127
  06/01/2021 Authors: Kuchukhidze G; Baliashvili D; Adamashvili N; Kasradze A; Kempker RR; Magee MJ
• Evaluation of a Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay and Cryptococcal Antigen Positivity at a Large Public Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 8 Page(s): ofab123
  06/01/2021 Authors: Harrington KRV; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA; Liu Z; Yang Q; Kempker RR
• Genomic analyses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human lung resections reveal a high frequency of polyclonal infections.
  Nat Commun Volume: 12 Page(s): 2716
  05/11/2021 Authors: Moreno-Molina M; Shubladze N; Khurtsilava I; Avaliani Z; Bablishvili N; Torres-Puente M; Villamayor L; Gabrielian A; Rosenthal A; Vilaplana C
• Treatment Outcomes Among Pediatric Patients With Highly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: The Role of New and Repurposed Second-Line Tuberculosis Drugs.
  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Volume: 10 Page(s): 457 - 467
  04/30/2021 Authors: Madzgharashvili T; Salindri AD; Magee MJ; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR; Lomtadze N
• The RADx Tech Test Verification Core and the ACME POCT in the Evaluation of COVID-19 Testing Devices: A Model for Progress and Change.
  IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol Volume: 2 Page(s): 142 - 151
  04/28/2021 Authors: Nehl E; Heilman S; Ku D; Gottfried D; Farmer S; Mannino R; Tyburski E; Sullivan J; Suessmith A; Bassit L
• Loss of Smell and Taste Among Healthcare Personnel Screened for Coronavirus 2019.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): 1244 - 1246
  04/08/2021 Authors: Kempker RR; Kempker JA; Peters M; Rebolledo PA; Carroll K; Toomer L; Wang YFW; Ray SM; Hunter M
• Pharmacokinetics of bedaquiline, delamanid and clofazimine in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
  J Antimicrob Chemother Volume: 76 Page(s): 1019 - 1024
  03/12/2021 Authors: Alghamdi WA; Al-Shaer MH; Kipiani M; Barbakadze K; Mikiashvili L; Kempker RR; Peloquin CA
• TB research amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): 167 - 170
  03/01/2021 Authors: Graciaa DS; Kempker RR; Sanikidze E; Tukvadze S; Mikiashvili L; Aspindzelashvili R; Alkhazashvili D; Blumberg HM; Avaliani Z; Tukvadze N
• Covid-19 will not "magically disappear": Why access to widespread testing is paramount.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 96 Page(s): 174 - 178
  02/01/2021 Authors: George PE; Stokes CL; Bassit LC; Chahroudi A; Figueroa J; Griffiths MA; Heilman S; Ku DN; Nehl EJ; Leong T
• Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Receiving Bedaquiline- or Delamanid-Containing Regimens.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 71 Page(s): 2336 - 2344
  12/03/2020 Authors: Kempker RR; Mikiashvili L; Zhao Y; Benkeser D; Barbakadze K; Bablishvili N; Avaliani Z; Peloquin CA; Blumberg HM; Kipiani M
• Barriers to diabetic foot care in a disadvantaged population: A qualitative assessment.
  J Diabetes Complications Volume: 34 Page(s): 107688
  12/01/2020 Authors: Fayfman M; Schechter MC; Amobi CN; Williams RN; Hillman JL; Alam MM; Rajani RR; Ziemer DC; Kempker RR; Umpierrez GE
• Internal thoracic lymphadenopathy and pulmonary tuberculosis.
  Clin Imaging Volume: 67 Page(s): 11 - 14
  11/01/2020 Authors: Bernheim A; Kempker RR; Hernandez-Romieu AC; Schechter MC; Little BP
• Percutaneous Bone Biopsy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 7 Page(s): ofaa393
  10/01/2020 Authors: Schechter MC; Ali MK; Risk BB; Singer AD; Santamarina G; Rogers HK; Rajani RR; Umpierrez G; Fayfman M; Kempker RR
• Population Pharmacokinetics of Linezolid in Tuberculosis Patients: Dosing Regimen Simulation and Target Attainment Analysis.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 64
  09/21/2020 Authors: Alghamdi WA; Al-Shaer MH; An G; Alsultan A; Kipiani M; Barbakadze K; Mikiashvili L; Ashkin D; Griffith DE; Cegielski JP
• A CASE OF TERTIARY SYPHILIS: AORTITIS AND TABES DORSALIS
  Volume: 47 Page(s): S1 - S1
  09/01/2020 Authors: Kofman A; Holland D; Kempker R
• Time to Review the Infectious Diseases Society of America Diabetic Foot Infection Classification System and Merge the Moderate and Severe Infection Categories?
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 71 Page(s): 241
  06/24/2020 Authors: Schechter MC; Kempker RR
• Understanding Barriers to Diabetic Foot Care in an Urban Low-Income Hospital: A Focus Group Qualitative Assessment
  Volume: 69
  06/01/2020 Authors: Fayfman M; Schechter M; Amobi CN; Williams RN; Hillman JL; Rajani R; Ziemer DC; Alam MM; Kempker R; Umpierrez GE
• Tryptophan catabolism reflects disease activity in human tuberculosis.
  JCI Insight Volume: 5
  05/21/2020 Authors: Collins JM; Siddiqa A; Jones DP; Liu K; Kempker RR; Nizam A; Shah NS; Ismail N; Ouma SG; Tukvadze N
• Linezolid use for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia: a retrospective cohort study.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): 436 - 443
  04/01/2020 Authors: Mikiashvili L; Kipiani M; Schechter MC; Avaliani Z; Kiria N; Kempker RR
• Drug-associated adverse events in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis.
  Lancet Respir Med Volume: 8 Page(s): 383 - 394
  04/01/2020 Authors: Lan Z; Ahmad N; Baghaei P; Barkane L; Benedetti A; Brode SK; Brust JCM; Campbell JR; Chang VWL; Falzon D
• Evaluation of a comprehensive diabetic foot ulcer care quality model.
  J Diabetes Complications Volume: 34 Page(s): 107516
  04/01/2020 Authors: Schechter MC; Fayfman M; Khan LSMF; Carr K; Patterson S; Ziemer DC; Umpierrez GE; Rajani R; Kempker RR
• Low Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis in Tuberculosis Patients, Ethiopia.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): 613 - 615
  03/01/2020 Authors: Getahun M; Blumberg HM; Sinshaw W; Diriba G; Mollalign H; Tesfaye E; Yenew B; Taddess M; Zewdie A; Dagne K
• LONG TERM OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS: THE IMPACT OF DRUG RESISTANCE
  Volume: 68 Page(s): 650 - 650
  02/01/2020 Authors: Evans EE; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Kipiani M; Collins J; Kempker R
• EVALUATION OF A CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN LATERAL FLOW ASSAY AND THE BURDEN OF CRYPTOCOCCAL DISEASE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
  Volume: 68 Page(s): 648 - 649
  02/01/2020 Authors: Harrington K; Wang Y; Rebolledo P; Liu Z; Yang Q; Kempker R
• A Pharmacology Perspective on Simultaneous Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C Treatment (vol 63, e01215-19, 2019)
  ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY Volume: 64
  02/01/2020 Authors: Kempker RR; Alghamdi WA; Al-Shaer MH; Burch G; Peloquin CA
• Correction for Kempker et al., "A Pharmacology Perspective on Simultaneous Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C Treatment".
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 64
  01/27/2020 Authors: Kempker RR; Alghamdi WA; Al-Shaer MH; Burch G; Peloquin CA
• Erratum to: Increasing Number and Volume of Cavitary Lesions on Chest Computed Tomography Are Associated With Prolonged Time to Culture Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz443
  10/01/2019 Authors: Hernandez-Romieu AC; Little BP; Bernheim A; Schechter MC; Ray SM; Bizune D; Kempker R
• A Pharmacology Perspective of Simultaneous Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C Treatment.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 63
  09/09/2019 Authors: Kempker RR; Alghamdi WA; Al-Shaer MH; Burch G; Peloquin CA
• Rates and risk factors for nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity among tuberculosis patients in Tbilisi, Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): 1005 - 1011
  09/01/2019 Authors: Buziashvili M; Mirtskhulava V; Kipiani M; Blumberg HM; Baliashvili D; Magee MJ; Furin JJ; Tukvadze N; Kempker RR
• Fluoroquinolones in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Culture Conversion and Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment To Guide Dose Selection.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 63
  07/01/2019 Authors: Al-Shaer MH; Alghamdi WA; Alsultan A; An G; Ahmed S; Alkabab Y; Banu S; Barbakadze K; Houpt E; Kipiani M
• Disparity in Quality of Infectious Disease vs Addiction Care Among Patients With Injection Drug Use-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz289
  07/01/2019 Authors: Serota DP; Niehaus ED; Schechter MC; Jacob JT; Jones J; Ray SM; Kelley CF; Kempker RR
• High Yield of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Among HIV-Infected Patients Using Xpert MTB/RIF Testing.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz233
  06/01/2019 Authors: Kempker RR; Chkhartishvili N; Kinkladze I; Schechter MC; Harrington K; Rukhadze N; Dzigua L; Tserstvadze T; Del Rio C; Blumberg HM
• Increasing Number and Volume of Cavitary Lesions on Chest Computed Tomography Are Associated With Prolonged Time to Culture Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz232
  06/01/2019 Authors: Hernandez-Romieu AC; Little BP; Bernheim A; Schechter MC; Ray SM; Bizune D; Kempker R
• Pulmonary function and respiratory health after successful treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 82 Page(s): 66 - 72
  05/01/2019 Authors: Vashakidze SA; Kempker JA; Jakobia NA; Gogishvili SG; Nikolaishvili KA; Goginashvili LM; Magee MJ; Kempker RR
• Cycloserine Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Patients with Tuberculosis.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 63
  05/01/2019 Authors: Alghamdi WA; Alsultan A; Al-Shaer MH; An G; Ahmed S; Alkabab Y; Banu S; Barbakadze K; Houpt E; Kipiani M
• Hospital Onset Varicella Central Nervous System Vasculitis in a Patient with HIV Infection.
  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Volume: 35 Page(s): 357 - 358
  04/01/2019 Authors: Harrington KRV; Rhyner P; Kempker RR
• Long-term Follow-up Reveals High Posttreatment Mortality Rate Among Patients With Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Country of Georgia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz152
  04/01/2019 Authors: Frank M; Adamashvili N; Lomtadze N; Kokhreidze E; Avaliani Z; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• Global Health and the Infectious Diseases Physician-Scientist Workforce.
  J Infect Dis Volume: 219 Page(s): 1007 - 1008
  02/23/2019 Authors: Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• The rapid scale up of medical education in Ethiopia: Medical student experiences and the role of e-learning at Addis Ababa University.
  PLoS One Volume: 14 Page(s): e0221989
  01/01/2019 Authors: Kelly CM; Vins H; Spicer JO; Mengistu BS; Wilson DR; Derbew M; Bekele A; Mariam DH; Del Rio C; Kempker RR
• Treatment Complexities Among Patients with Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Cohort in the United States.
  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Volume: 34 Page(s): 1050 - 1057
  12/01/2018 Authors: Bizune DJ; Kempker RR; Kagei M; Yamin A; Mohamed O; Holland DP; Oladele A; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA; Blumberg HM
• A survey of the tuberculosis physician workforce in the country of Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 1286 - 1292
  11/01/2018 Authors: Graciaa DS; Machaidze M; Kipiani M; Buziashvili M; Barbakadze K; Avaliani Z; Kempker RR
• Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense infection after skin graft and cholecystectomy in a burn patient.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): 29 - 31
  11/01/2018 Authors: Summers NA; Kempker R; Palacio F
• A population-based tuberculosis contact investigation in the country of Georgia.
  Public Health Action Volume: 8 Page(s): 110 - 117
  09/21/2018 Authors: Baliashvili D; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Kuchukhidze G; Merabishvili T; Aslanikashvili A; Magee MJ
• Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis.
  Lancet Volume: 392 Page(s): 821 - 834
  09/08/2018 Authors: Collaborative Group for the Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDR-TB treatment2017; Ahmad N; Ahuja SD; Akkerman OW; Alffenaar J-WC; Anderson LF; Baghaei P; Bang D; Barry PM; Bastos ML
• Mentoring in Global Health: Formative Evaluation of Tuberculosis Research Training Programs in Ethiopia and Georgia.
  Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 99 Page(s): 565 - 577
  09/01/2018 Authors: Comeau DL; Mishkin K; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Kempker RR; Sthreshley L; Magee MJ; Eisen H; Mariam DH; Aseffa A
• False-Positive Tuberculin Skin Test Results Among Low-Risk Healthcare Workers Following Implementation of Fifty-Dose Vials of Purified Protein Derivative.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 39 Page(s): 750 - 752
  06/01/2018 Authors: Collins JM; Hunter M; Gordon W; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Ray SM
• High utility of active tuberculosis case finding in an Ethiopian prison.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 524 - 529
  05/01/2018 Authors: Merid Y; Woldeamanuel Y; Abebe M; Datiko DG; Hailu T; Habtamu G; Assefa G; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Aseffa A
• The Impact of a Fogarty International Center-Supported Tuberculosis Research Training Program in the Country of Georgia.
  Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 98 Page(s): 1069 - 1074
  04/01/2018 Authors: Kempker RR; Tukvadze N; Sthreshley L; Sharling L; Comeau DL; Magee MJ; Del Rio C; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM
• Challenges Across the HIV Care Continuum for Patients With HIV/TB Co-infection in Atlanta, GA [corrected].
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 5 Page(s): ofy063
  04/01/2018 Authors: Schechter MC; Bizune D; Kagei M; Holland DP; Del Rio C; Yamin A; Mohamed O; Oladele A; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA
• Potential Immunological Biomarkers for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in a Setting Where M. tuberculosis Is Endemic, Ethiopia
  INFECTION AND IMMUNITY Volume: 86
  04/01/2018 Authors: Teklu T; Kwon K; Wondale B; HaileMariam M; Zewude A; Medhin G; Legesse M; Pieper R; Ameni G
• Isoniazid Monoresistance and Rate of Culture Conversion among Patients in the State of Georgia with Confirmed Tuberculosis, 2009-2014.
  Ann Am Thorac Soc Volume: 15 Page(s): 331 - 340
  03/01/2018 Authors: Salindri AD; Sales R-MF; DiMiceli L; Schechter MC; Kempker RR; Magee MJ
• Moxifloxacin target site concentrations in patients with pulmonary TB utilizing microdialysis: a clinical pharmacokinetic study.
  J Antimicrob Chemother Volume: 73 Page(s): 477 - 483
  02/01/2018 Authors: Heinrichs MT; Vashakidze S; Nikolaishvili K; Sabulua I; Tukvadze N; Bablishvili N; Gogishvili S; Little BP; Bernheim A; Guarner J
• A comparison of linezolid lung tissue concentrations among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Eur Respir J Volume: 51
  02/01/2018 Authors: Kempker RR; Heinrichs MT; Nikolaishvili K; Sabulua I; Bablishvili N; Gogishvili S; Avaliani Z; Little BP; Bernheim A; Derendorf H
• LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE COUNTRY OF GEORGIA
  Volume: 66 Page(s): 577 - 577
  02/01/2018 Authors: Frank M; Adamashvili N; Lomtadze N; Kokhreidze E; Avaliani Z; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• Reply to Chang et al., "Pyrazinamide Is a Two-Edged Sword: Do WHO Guidelines Matter?".
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 62
  01/01/2018 Authors: Peloquin CA; Kempker RR
• High-resolution plasma metabolomics analysis to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated metabolites that distinguish active pulmonary tuberculosis in humans.
  PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0205398
  01/01/2018 Authors: Collins JM; Walker DI; Jones DP; Tukvadze N; Liu KH; Tran VT; Uppal K; Frediani JK; Easley KA; Shenvi N
• Cost-effectiveness of WHO-Recommended Algorithms for TB Case Finding at Ethiopian HIV Clinics.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 5 Page(s): ofx269
  01/01/2018 Authors: Adelman MW; McFarland DA; Tsegaye M; Aseffa A; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• Peculiar purulence: Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causing pyomyositis.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 65 Page(s): 90 - 92
  12/01/2017 Authors: Mgbemena O; Serota DP; Kumar S; Wozniak JE; Weiss DS; Kempker RR
• Time to Sputum Culture Conversion and Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis in Atlanta, Georgia.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 65 Page(s): 1862 - 1871
  11/13/2017 Authors: Schechter MC; Bizune D; Kagei M; Machaidze M; Holland DP; Oladele A; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA; Ray SM; Kempker RR
• Impact of gyrB and eis Mutations in Improving Detection of Second-Line-Drug Resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Georgia.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 61
  09/01/2017 Authors: Bablishvili N; Tukvadze N; Shashkina E; Mathema B; Gandhi NR; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Smoking behavior and beliefs about the impact of smoking on anti-tuberculosis treatment among health care workers.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 1049 - 1055
  09/01/2017 Authors: Magee MJ; Darchia L; Kipiani M; Chakhaia T; Kempker RR; Tukvadze N; Berg CJ; Blumberg HM
• Reply to Srivastava et al., "pH Conditions under Which Pyrazinamide Works in Humans".
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 61
  09/01/2017 Authors: Kempker RR; Peloquin CA; Blumberg HM; Vashakidze S
• Lung Tissue Concentrations of Pyrazinamide among Patients with Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 61
  06/01/2017 Authors: Kempker RR; Heinrichs MT; Nikolaishvili K; Sabulua I; Bablishvili N; Gogishvili S; Avaliani Z; Tukvadze N; Little B; Bernheim A
• pncA Gene Mutations Associated with Pyrazinamide Resistance in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South Africa and Georgia.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): 491 - 495
  03/01/2017 Authors: Allana S; Shashkina E; Mathema B; Bablishvili N; Tukvadze N; Shah NS; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Moodley P; Mlisana K
• CHEST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CHARACTERISTICS AND TIME TO CULTURE CONVERSION AMONG PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
  Volume: 65 Page(s): 640 - 640
  02/01/2017 Authors: Hernandez-Romieu AC; Schecter M; Bizune D; Ray S; Kempker R
• MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII INFECTIONS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA: 2010-2015
  Volume: 65 Page(s): 643 - 643
  02/01/2017 Authors: Machaidze M; Kempker R; Schecter M; Esteinou PR; Ray S; Burd E; Wang Y
• Concentration of fine needle aspirates similar to molecular method improves sensitivity of the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES Volume: 17
  01/14/2017 Authors: Zewdie O; Abebe T; Mihret A; Hirpa E; Ameni G
• Asymptomatic Cardiovascular Syphilis With Aortic Regurgitation Requiring Surgical Repair in an HIV-Infected Patient.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 4 Page(s): ofx198
  01/01/2017 Authors: Graciaa DS; Mosunjac MB; Workowski KA; Kempker RR
• The Effects of First-Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs on the Actions of Vitamin D in Human Macrophages.
  J Clin Transl Endocrinol Volume: 6 Page(s): 23 - 29
  12/01/2016 Authors: Chesdachai S; Zughaier SM; Hao L; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Ziegler TR; Tangpricha V
• Point-of-Care Testing for Cryptococcal Disease Among Hospitalized Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in Ethiopia.
  Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 95 Page(s): 786 - 792
  10/05/2016 Authors: Mamuye AT; Bornstein E; Temesgen O; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Predictors of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment After Introduction of a New Regimen: A Retrospective Cohort Study at an Inner City Clinic.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 3 Page(s): ofw082
  10/01/2016 Authors: Yamin A; Bornstein E; Hensel R; Mohamed O; Kempker RR
• Diabetes Reduces the Rate of Sputum Culture Conversion in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 3 Page(s): ofw126
  09/01/2016 Authors: Salindri AD; Kipiani M; Kempker RR; Gandhi NR; Darchia L; Tukvadze N; Blumberg HM; Magee MJ
• Diabetes mellitus and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: site distribution and risk of mortality.
  Epidemiol Infect Volume: 144 Page(s): 2209 - 2216
  07/01/2016 Authors: Magee MJ; Foote M; Ray SM; Gandhi NR; Kempker RR
• Contacts of retreatment tuberculosis cases with a prior poor treatment outcome are at increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 43 Page(s): 49 - 50
  02/01/2016 Authors: Baliashvili D; Magee MJ; Kempker RR; Kuchukhidze G; Aslanikashvili A; Blumberg HM
• Macronutrient intake and body composition changes during anti-tuberculosis therapy in adults.
  Clin Nutr Volume: 35 Page(s): 205 - 212
  02/01/2016 Authors: Frediani JK; Sanikidze E; Kipiani M; Tukvadze N; Hebbar G; Ramakrishnan U; Jones DP; Easley KA; Shenvi N; Kempker RR
• Metabolomics and Mycobacterial Disease: Don't Forget the Bioinformatics.
  Ann Am Thorac Soc Volume: 13 Page(s): 141 - 142
  01/01/2016 Authors: Collins JM; Kempker RR; Ziegler TR; Blumberg HM; Jones DP
• Increased risk of latent tuberculous infection among persons with pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 20 Page(s): 71 - 78
  01/01/2016 Authors: Hensel RL; Kempker RR; Tapia J; Oladele A; Blumberg HM; Magee MJ
• High-dose vitamin D3 in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
  Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 102 Page(s): 1059 - 1069
  11/01/2015 Authors: Tukvadze N; Sanikidze E; Kipiani M; Hebbar G; Easley KA; Shenvi N; Kempker RR; Frediani JK; Mirtskhulava V; Alvarez JA
• Intensified tuberculosis case finding among HIV-infected persons using a WHO symptom screen and Xpert() MTB/RIF.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 19 Page(s): 1197 - 1203
  10/01/2015 Authors: Adelman MW; Tsegaye M; Kempker RR; Alebachew T; Haile K; Tesfaye A; Aseffa A; Blumberg HM
• Increase in Lymphadenitis Cases after Shift in BCG Vaccine Strain.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 1677 - 1679
  09/01/2015 Authors: Kuchukhidze G; Kasradze A; Dolakidze T; Baliashvili D; Merabishvili T; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Tobacco smoking and tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Georgia.
  Bull World Health Organ Volume: 93 Page(s): 390 - 399
  06/01/2015 Authors: Gegia M; Magee MJ; Kempker RR; Kalandadze I; Chakhaia T; Golub JE; Blumberg HM
• Acquired Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Poor Outcomes among Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 992 - 1001
  06/01/2015 Authors: Kempker RR; Kipiani M; Mirtskhulava V; Tukvadze N; Magee MJ; Blumberg HM
• A comparison of the Xpert() MTB/RIF and GenoType() MTBDRplus assays in Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 19 Page(s): 676 - 678
  06/01/2015 Authors: Bablishvili N; Tukvadze N; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Diabetes mellitus is associated with cavities, smear grade, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 19 Page(s): 685 - 692
  06/01/2015 Authors: Magee MJ; Kempker RR; Kipiani M; Gandhi NR; Darchia L; Tukvadze N; Howards PP; Narayan KMV; Blumberg HM
• Determinants of tuberculosis infection control-related behaviors among healthcare workers in the country of Georgia.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 522 - 528
  05/01/2015 Authors: Mirtskhulava V; Whitaker JA; Kipiani M; Harris DA; Tabagari N; Owen-Smith AA; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• Comparative plasma high-resolution metabolomic profiling in patients with drug-susceptible and multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
  Volume: 29
  04/01/2015 Authors: Frediani J; Chong E; Jones D; Yu T; Zhang L; Tukvadze N; Sanikidze E; Kipiani M; Hebbar G; Tran V
• REFUGEES WITH DIABETES MELLITUS HAVE HIGHER PREVALENCE OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION
  Volume: 63 Page(s): 438 - 438
  02/01/2015 Authors: Hensel RL; Kempker R; Tapia J; Oladele A; Blumberg H; Magee M
• Clinical and pharmacogenomic implications of genetic variation in a Southern Ethiopian population.
  Pharmacogenomics J Volume: 15 Page(s): 101 - 108
  02/01/2015 Authors: Tekola-Ayele F; Adeyemo A; Aseffa A; Hailu E; Finan C; Davey G; Rotimi CN; Newport MJ
• COMPARISON OF DIRECTLY OBSERVED ISONIAZID-RIFAPENTINE WITH SELF ADMINISTERED ISONIAZID AND RIFAMPIN REGIMENS FOR LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION-A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
  Volume: 63 Page(s): 472 - 472
  02/01/2015 Authors: Yamin A; Kempker R; Bornstein E; Hensen R
• Vitamin D status and the risk for hospital-acquired infections in critically ill adults: a prospective cohort study.
  PLoS One Volume: 10 Page(s): e0122136
  01/01/2015 Authors: Kempker JA; West KG; Kempker RR; Siwamogsatham O; Alvarez JA; Tangpricha V; Ziegler TR; Martin GS
• Cavitary penetration of levofloxacin among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 59 Page(s): 3149 - 3155
  01/01/2015 Authors: Kempker RR; Barth AB; Vashakidze S; Nikolaishvili K; Sabulua I; Tukvadze N; Bablishvili N; Gogishvili S; Singh RSP; Guarner J
• Significant clinical impact of a rapid molecular diagnostic test (Genotype MTBDRplus assay) to detect multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 59 Page(s): 1559 - 1566
  12/01/2014 Authors: Kipiani M; Mirtskhulava V; Tukvadze N; Magee M; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Risk factors associated with loss to follow-up among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Georgia.
  Public Health Action Volume: 4 Page(s): S41 - S46
  10/21/2014 Authors: Kuchukhidze G; Kumar AMV; de Colombani P; Khogali M; Nanava U; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Interferon- release assays for the evaluation of tuberculosis infection.
  JAMA Volume: 312 Page(s): 1460 - 1461
  10/08/2014 Authors: Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Active tuberculosis case finding and detection of drug resistance among HIV-infected patients: A cross-sectional study in a TB endemic area, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
  Int J Mycobacteriol Volume: 3 Page(s): 132 - 138
  06/01/2014 Authors: Alemayehu M; Gelaw B; Abate E; Wassie L; Belyhun Y; Bekele S; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Aseffa A
• Mortality and causes of death among HIV-infected individuals in the country of Georgia: 1989-2012.
  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Volume: 30 Page(s): 560 - 566
  06/01/2014 Authors: Chkhartishvili N; Sharvadze L; Chokoshvili O; Bolokadze N; Rukhadze N; Kempker RR; Gamkrelidze A; DeHovitz JA; Del Rio C; Tsertsvadze T
• Diabetes mellitus and risk of all-cause mortality among patients with tuberculosis in the state of Georgia, 2009-2012.
  Ann Epidemiol Volume: 24 Page(s): 369 - 375
  05/01/2014 Authors: Magee MJ; Foote M; Maggio DM; Howards PP; Narayan KMV; Blumberg HM; Ray SM; Kempker RR
• Efficacy and safety of high-dose cholecalciferol in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Tbilisi, Georgia
  Volume: 28
  04/01/2014 Authors: Ziegler T; Tukvadze N; Kipiani M; Sanikidze E; Hebbar G; Ramakrishnan U; Martorell R; Kempker R; Tangpricha V; Blumberg H
• Effectiveness of a multimodal hand hygiene campaign and obstacles to success in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  Antimicrob Resist Infect Control Volume: 3 Page(s): 8
  03/17/2014 Authors: Schmitz K; Kempker RR; Tenna A; Stenehjem E; Abebe E; Tadesse L; Jirru EK; Blumberg HM
• Substantial overlap between incarceration and tuberculosis in atlanta, georgia, 2011.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 1 Page(s): ofu041
  03/01/2014 Authors: Haddad MB; Foote MK; Ray SM; Maggio DM; Sales R-MF; Kim MJ; Kempker RR; Spaulding AC
• Performance of the MTBDRsl assay in Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 18 Page(s): 233 - 239
  02/01/2014 Authors: Tukvadze N; Bablishvili N; Apsindzelashvili R; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• ENHANCED ACTIVE TB CASE FINDING AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV: IMPACT OF A RAPID MOLECULAR TEST (XPERT MTB/RIF)
  JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE Volume: 62 Page(s): 570 - 570
  02/01/2014 Authors: Adelman MW; Tsegaye M; Kempker R; Abeje T; Tesfaye A; Aseffa A; Blumberg HM
• POINT OF CARE SCREENING FOR CRYPTOCOCCAL DISEASE AMONG HOSPITALIZED HIV INFECTED ADULTS IN ETHIOPIA
  JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE Volume: 62 Page(s): 569 - 569
  02/01/2014 Authors: Bornstein E; Tenna A; Temesgen O; Blumberg HM; Kempker R
• Diabetes mellitus, smoking status, and rate of sputum culture conversion in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a cohort study from the country of Georgia.
  PLoS One Volume: 9 Page(s): e94890
  01/01/2014 Authors: Magee MJ; Kempker RR; Kipiani M; Tukvadze N; Howards PP; Narayan KMV; Blumberg HM
• No association of cryptococcal antigenemia with poor outcomes among antiretroviral therapy-experienced HIV-infected patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  PLoS One Volume: 9 Page(s): e85698
  01/01/2014 Authors: Smitson CC; Tenna A; Tsegaye M; Alemu AS; Fekade D; Aseffa A; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Plasma metabolomics in human pulmonary tuberculosis disease: a pilot study.
  PLoS One Volume: 9 Page(s): e108854
  01/01/2014 Authors: Frediani JK; Jones DP; Tukvadze N; Uppal K; Sanikidze E; Kipiani M; Tran VT; Hebbar G; Walker DI; Kempker RR
• High utility of contact investigation for latent and active tuberculosis case detection among the contacts: a retrospective cohort study in Tbilisi, Georgia, 2010-2011.
  PLoS One Volume: 9 Page(s): e111773
  01/01/2014 Authors: Chakhaia T; Magee MJ; Kempker RR; Gegia M; Goginashvili L; Nanava U; Blumberg HM
• Infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 1289 - 1296
  12/01/2013 Authors: Tenna A; Stenehjem EA; Margoles L; Kacha E; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Improving tuberculosis screening and isoniazid preventive therapy in an HIV clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 17 Page(s): 1396 - 1401
  11/01/2013 Authors: Zaeh S; Kempker R; Stenehjem E; Blumberg HM; Temesgen O; Ofotokun I; Tenna A
• Poor agreement between interferon-gamma release assays and the tuberculin skin test among HIV-infected individuals in the country of Georgia.
  BMC Infect Dis Volume: 13 Page(s): 513
  11/01/2013 Authors: Chkhartishvili N; Kempker RR; Dvali N; Abashidze L; Sharavdze L; Gabunia P; Blumberg HM; Del Rio C; Tsertsvadze T
• Favorable outcomes for multidrug and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis patients undergoing surgery.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 95 Page(s): 1892 - 1898
  06/01/2013 Authors: Vashakidze S; Gogishvili S; Nikolaishvili K; Dzidzikashvili N; Tukvadze N; Blumberg HM; Kempker RR
• Macronutrient Intake and Body Composition of Pulmonary TB Patients in Tbilisi, Georgia
  Volume: 27
  04/01/2013 Authors: Frediani J; Sanikidze E; Gegechkori M; Tukvadze N; Kempker R; Hebbar G; Blumberg H
• Dietary Micronutrient Intake of Pulmonary TB patients in Tbilisi, Georgia
  Volume: 27
  04/01/2013 Authors: Frediani JK; Tukvadze N; Sanikidze E; Gegechkori M; Kempker RR; Millson EC; Hebbar G; Blumberg HM; Ziegler TR
• THE DOUBLE EDGED SWORD: TUBERCUOLSIS AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN GEORGIA, USA
  Volume: 61 Page(s): 508 - 509
  02/01/2013 Authors: Foote MM; Kempker RR; Magee MJ; Maggio DM; Ray SM
• EFFECTIVENESS OF A HAND HYGIENE CAMPAIGN IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
  Volume: 61 Page(s): 467 - 468
  02/01/2013 Authors: Schmitz K; Kempker R; Tenna A; Tiadesse L; Stenehjem E; Kacha E; Abebe E; Blumberg HM
• Prescribed and self-medication use increase delays in diagnosis of tuberculosis in the country of Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 17 Page(s): 214 - 220
  02/01/2013 Authors: Rabin AS; Kuchukhidze G; Sanikidze E; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• NO ASSOCIATION OF CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGENEMIA WITH DEATH OR LOSS TO FOLLOW UP AMONG HIV PATIENTS IN ETHIOPIA
  Volume: 61 Page(s): 507 - 507
  02/01/2013 Authors: Smitson CC; Tenna A; Tsegaye M; Shiferaw A; Aseffa A; Blumberg H; Kempker R
• High prevalence of Cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia.
  PLoS One Volume: 8 Page(s): e58377
  01/01/2013 Authors: Alemu AS; Kempker RR; Tenna A; Smitson C; Berhe N; Fekade D; Blumberg HM; Aseffa A
• Hepatitis C virus co-infection increases the risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
  PLoS One Volume: 8 Page(s): e83892
  01/01/2013 Authors: Lomtadze N; Kupreishvili L; Salakaia A; Vashakidze S; Sharvadze L; Kempker RR; Magee MJ; del Rio C; Blumberg HM
• Prevalence and incidence of latent tuberculosis infection in georgian healthcare workers.
  PLoS One Volume: 8 Page(s): e58202
  01/01/2013 Authors: Whitaker JA; Mirtskhulava V; Kipiani M; Harris DA; Tabagari N; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM
• Adjunctive surgery improves treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 16 Page(s): e391 - e396
  05/01/2012 Authors: Gegia M; Kalandadze I; Kempker RR; Magee MJ; Blumberg HM
• Effects of sunlight and diet on vitamin D status of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tbilisi, Georgia.
  Nutrition Volume: 28 Page(s): 362 - 366
  04/01/2012 Authors: Desai NS; Tukvadze N; Frediani JK; Kipiani M; Sanikidze E; Nichols MM; Hebbar G; Kempker RR; Mirtskhulava V; Kalandadze I
• Additional drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from resected cavities among patients with multidrug-resistant or extensively drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 54 Page(s): e51 - e54
  03/01/2012 Authors: Kempker RR; Rabin AS; Nikolaishvili K; Kalandadze I; Gogishvili S; Blumberg HM; Vashakidze S
• Surgical treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 12 Page(s): 157 - 166
  02/01/2012 Authors: Kempker RR; Vashakidze S; Solomonia N; Dzidzikashvili N; Blumberg HM
• Use of a molecular diagnostic test in AFB smear positive tuberculosis suspects greatly reduces time to detection of multidrug resistant tuberculosis.
  PLoS One Volume: 7 Page(s): e31563
  01/01/2012 Authors: Tukvadze N; Kempker RR; Kalandadze I; Kurbatova E; Leonard MK; Apsindzelashvili R; Bablishvili N; Kipiani M; Blumberg HM
• RISK FACTORS FOR DELAYS IN DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN THE COUNTRY OF GEORGIA
  Volume: 60 Page(s): 445 - 446
  01/01/2012 Authors: Rabin A; Kempker R; Blumberg H; Kuchukhidze G; Kalandadze I; Sanikidze E
• Cavitary lung lesions in a renal transplant recipient.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 53 Page(s): 59 - 95
  07/01/2011 Authors: Kempker J; Sheth A; Kempker R
• Weissella confusa bacteremia in a liver transplant patient with hepatic artery thrombosis.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 13 Page(s): 290 - 293
  06/01/2011 Authors: Harlan NP; Kempker RR; Parekh SM; Burd EM; Kuhar DT
• Association of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 genotype with mortality in MRSA bacteremia.
  J Infect Volume: 61 Page(s): 372 - 381
  11/01/2010 Authors: Kempker RR; Farley MM; Ladson JL; Satola S; Ray SM
• CASE REPORT: WEISSELLA CONFUSA BACTEREMIA IN A LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENT WITH HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS
  Volume: 58 Page(s): 359 - 359
  02/01/2010 Authors: Harlan N; Kempker RR; Burd EM; Kuhar DT
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-infected patients.
  Infect Drug Resist Volume: 3 Page(s): 73 - 86
  01/01/2010 Authors: Hidron AI; Kempker R; Moanna A; Rimland D
• Beware of the pet dog: a case of Staphylococcus intermedius infection.
  Am J Med Sci Volume: 338 Page(s): 425 - 427
  11/01/2009 Authors: Kempker R; Mangalat D; Kongphet-Tran T; Eaton M
• Expanding spectrum of illness due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case report.
  Cases J Volume: 2 Page(s): 7437
  08/17/2009 Authors: Kempker R; Difrancesco L; Martin-Gorgojo A; Franco-Paredes C
• Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Georgia.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 12 Page(s): 513 - 519
  05/01/2008 Authors: Mirtskhulava V; Kempker R; Shields KL; Leonard MK; Tsertsvadze T; del Rio C; Salakaia A; Blumberg HM
• Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in the country of Georgia.
  Volume: 55 Page(s): S304 - S304
  01/01/2007 Authors: Kempker R; Mirtskulsva V; Shields K; Salakia A; Del Rio C; Leonard M; Blumberg HM
• Pelvic echinococcosis in a Northern Iraqi refugee.
  J Travel Med Volume: 13 Page(s): 119 - 122
  01/01/2006 Authors: Franco-Paredes C; Nicolls D; Kempker R; Dismukes R; Kozarsky P
• High prevalence of untreated tropical infectious diseases among sudanese refugees living in the US
  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE Volume: 73 Page(s): 18 - 18
  12/01/2005 Authors: Franco-Paredes C; Kempker R; Dismukes R; Nicolls D; Kozarsky P
• Congenital rubella syndrome in Haiti (Short communication).
  Rev Panam Salud Publica Volume: 12 Page(s): 269 - 273
  10/01/2002 Authors: Golden N; Kempker R; Khator P; Summerlee R; Fournier A