Conference Presentations/Abstracts (2002 - )
1. Pai M, McCulloch M, Colford JM, Bero L. Evaluation of study quality, heterogeneity, and publication bias: a survey of systematic reviews on HIV/AIDS. Oral presentation at the conference on "Statistical challenges for meta-analysis of medical and health policy data," Mathematic Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, May 11, 2002.2. Pai M, Flores LL, Pai N, Hubbard A, Riley LW, Colford JM. Quality of studies evaluating the accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for tuberculosis. Poster presented at the 4th National Conference on Laboratory Aspects of Tuberculosis, San Francisco, December 10 – 13, 2002.
3. Pai M, Flores LL, Hubbard A, Riley LW, Colford JM. Nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis: a meta-analysis. Poster presented at the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association Spring 2003 Conference, Oakland, CA, April 24 & 25, 2003.
4. Pai M, Flores LL, Pai N, Hubbard A, Riley LW, Colford JM. Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Commercial and In-house Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Tuberculous Meningitis: a Meta-analysis. Poster presented at the American Society for Microbiology 103rd General Meeting, Washington, D.C, May 18 - 22, 2003.
5. Pai M, Flores LL, Hubbard A, Riley LW, Colford JM. Quanlity assessment in meta-analyses of diagnostic studies: what difference does email contact with authors make? Poster presented at the XI Cochrane Colloquium, Barcelona, October 26 – 31, 2003.
6. Pai M, Flores LL, Hubbard A, Riley LW, Colford JM. Use of meta-regression methods in the evaluation of heterogeneity in meta-analyses of diagnostic studies. Oral presentation at the XI Cochrane Colloquium, Barcelona, October 26 – 31, 2003.
7. Bitarakwate E, Hwang J, Dorsey G, Rosenthal P, Reingold A, Pai M. Efficacy of chloroquine or amodiaquine combined with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine for treating uncomplicated malaria – a meta-analysis. Presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 53rd Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, November 7 – 11, 2004.
8. Pai M, Tulsky JP, Pai M, Colford JM, Sheppard HW, Reingold AL. Structured treatment interruption of antiretroviral treatment in the management of HIV infection in adults. Presented at 15th International Conference on AIDS, Bangkok, Thailand, July 11 - 16, 2004.
9. Pai M, Joshi R, Wankhade A, Dogra S, Pai M, Mendiratta DK, et al. Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of OraQuick HIV1/2 rapid test in a rural patient population in central India. Presented at the CDC HIV Diagnostics Conference: New Developments and Challenges, Orlando, Florida, February 28–March 1, 2005.
10. Pai M, Joshi R, Wankhade A, Dogra S, Pai M, Mendiratta DK, et al. Evaluation of the acceptability, feasibility, patient preference for OraQuick rapid HIV tests in a rural patient population in India. Presented at the CDC HIV Diagnostics Conference: New Developments and Challenges, Orlando, Florida, February 28–March 1, 2005.
11. Pai M, Riley LW, Colford, JM. Interferon-g assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: impact of antigens on diagnostic accuracy.Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2005(2):A270.
12. Pai M, Gokhale K, Joshi R, et al. Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health care workers in India: comparison of a whole-blood interferon-gamma assay with tuberculin skin testing. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2005(2):A20.
13. Morrison JL, Pai M, Hopewell P. Yield of tuberculosis contact investigations within households in high incidence countries: a systematic review. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), San Francisco, October 6–9, 2005.
14. Pai M, Joshi R, Dogra S, et al. Preliminary results from an evaluation of a whole-blood, interferon-gamma assay in individuals with tuberculosis infection and disease in a rural Indian hospital. Presented at the 36th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, October 18-22, 2005.
15. Dogra S, Narang P, Mendiratta DK, Chaturvedi P, Reingold AL, Colford JM, Riley LW, Pai M. Interferon-gamma assay for the detection of tuberculosis infection among children in a rural Indian hospital. Presented at the 36th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, October 18-22, 2005.
16. Mase S, Ng V, Henry M, Hopewell P, Ramsay A, Cunningham J, Urbanczik R, Perkins M, Aziz M, Pai M. Yield of Serial Sputum Smear Examinations in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects. 10th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - North American Region. Chicago, March 2-4, 2006.
17. Pai M, Joshi R, Dogra S, Mendiratta DK, Narang P, Kalantri SP, Reingold AL, Colford JM, Riley LW, Menzies D. Quantiferon-TB Gold Assay for Serial Testing in Health Care Workers: Boosting, Conversions, and Reversions. 10th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - North American Region. Chicago, March 2-4, 2006.
18. Steingart K, Ng V, Henry M, Hopewell P, Ramsay A, Cunningham J, Urbanczik R, Perkins M, Aziz MA, Pai M. Sputum Processing Methods to Improve Sensitivity and Yield of Smear Microscopy for Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review. 10th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - North American Region. Chicago, March 2-4, 2006.
19. Steingart K, Henry M, Ng V, Hopewell P, Ramsay A, Cunningham J, Urbanczik R, Perkins M, Aziz MA, Pai M. Fluorescence Versus Conventional Sputum Microscopy for Tuberculosis. 10th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - North American Region. Chicago, March 2-4, 2006.
20. Pai M, Joshi R, Dogra S, Mendiratta DK, Narang P, Kalantri SP, Reingold AL, Colford JM, Riley LW, Menzies D. Performance of the Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube Assay in Serial Testing of Health Care Workers. Oral presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the European Society of Mycobacteriology. London, UK, July 9-12 2006.
21. Pai N, Joshi R, Mendiratta DK, Taksande B, Kalantri SP, Pai M, Narang P, Tulsky JP, Reingold AL. Differential in HIV seropositivity by gender and marital status: results from a cross sectional study from a rural hospital in India. Presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, August 13-18, 2006.
22. Pai N, Joshi R, Mendiratta DK, Taksande B, Kalantri SP, Pai M, Narang P, Tulsky JP, Reingold AL. Comparable high accuracy of the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 test with oral fluid and finger-stick specimens in patients with suspected HIV infection in a rural Indian hospital. Presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Aug 13-18, 2006.
23. Pai M, Dendukuri N, Wang L, Joshi R, Dogra S, Kalantri SP, Mendiratta DK, Narang P, Menzies D, Rieder HL. Estimation of prevalence of tuberculosis infection among Indian healthcare workers: a comparison of conventional and model-based approaches. Presented at the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, November 1-4, 2006.
24. Pai M, Joshi R, Bandophadaya M, Mendiratta DK, Narang P, Dogra S, Taksande B, Kalantri SP. Longitudinal changes in T cell interferon-gamma responses during anti-tuberculosis treatment. Presented at the 37th World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, Nov 1-4, 2006.
25. Morrison J, Pai M, Hopewell PC. Yield of tuberculosis contact investigations in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster (PS-71957-10) Presented at the 38th World Conference on Lung Health, Cape Town, S Africa, Nov 9-12, 2007.
26. Michael JS, Daley P, Armstrong L, Kalaiselvan S, Chordia P, Asha M, Mathai D, John KR, Pai M. Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube to Tuberculin Skin Test for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis (TB) in India - Preliminary Analysis. Int J Infect Dis 2008; Suppl. 1 ;12: E323-E324.
27. Michael JS, Daley P, Armstrong L, Kalaiselvan S, Chordia P, Asha M, Mathai D, John KR, Pai M. Prospective Evaluation of Microscopic Observation drug-susceptibility (MODS)assay for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis (TB) in India - Preliminary Analysis. Int J Infect Dis 2008; Suppl. 1 ;12: E324-E324.
28. Zwerling A, Menzies D, Pai M. T-cell based assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection: updated meta-analysis. Thematic slide presentation at the 39th World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, October 16-20, 2008.
29. Zwerling AA, Ladurantaye J, Menzies D, Pai M. T-cell IFN-gamma responses in patients treated for LTBI. Presented at 2nd Global Symposium on IGRAs, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 30, 2009.
30. Zwerling AA, Ladurantaye J, Pietrangelo F, Behr M, Schwartzman K, Dendukuri N, Menzies D, Pai M. Conversions and Reversions in Health Care Workers in Montreal, Canada Using QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In-Tube. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Apr 2009; 179: A1012.
31. Zwerling AA, M Behr, T Brewer, D Menzies, M Pai. Which Countries Are Most Likely To Benefit from Highly Specific IGRAs? Findings from the World Atlas of BCG Policies and Practices. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Apr 2009; 179: A4773.
32. RN van Zyl-Smit, M Pai, K Peprah, R Meldau, J Kieck, J Juritz, M Badri, A Zumla, ED Bateman, and K Dheda. Within-Subject Variability and Boosting of T-Cell IFN-g Responses Following Tuberculin Skin Testing. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Apr 2009; 179: A1013.
33. Brunet L, Minion J, Lienhardt C, Pai M. Mapping The Landscape Of Tuberculosis Diagnostic Research. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A2255.
34. Ling D, Pai M, Davids V, Brunet L, Lenders L, Meldau R, van Zyl-smit R, Peter J, Dawson R, Zumla A, Dheda KUJ. Incremental Value Of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays For Diagnosis Of Active Tuberculosis In Smear-Negative Patients In A High-Burden Setting: A Multivariable Analysis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A2262.
35. Smith RM, Cattamanchi A, Metcalfe J, Steingart K, Hopewell PC, Pai M. Systematic Review Of Sensitivity Of Interferon-gamma Release Assays For Detection Of M. Tuberculosis Infection In HIV-infected Patients. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A2264.
36. Brunet L, Pai M, Davids V, Ling DI, Lenders L, Meldau R, van Zyl-smit R, Dawson R, Zumla A, Dheda KUJ. Tobacco Smoking And Spectrum Of Tuberculosis Infection And Disease In South African Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A4758.
37. Ling DI, Crepeau C, Dufresne M, Quach C, Lands LC, Pai M. Interferon-gamma release assay for pediatric tuberculosis: does it impact diagnostic and treatment decisions? Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A4776.
38. Zwerling A, van den Hof S, Scholten J, Cobelens F, Menzies D, Pai M. Interferon-g Release Assays For TB Screening Of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A1764.
39. Leung E, Minion J, Pai M, Menzies D. Using MODS And/or TLA Techniques For Active Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A1768.
40. Khan FA, Minion J, Pai M, Royce S, Burman W, Harries AD, Menzies D. Treating Active Tuberculosis In HIV Co-infected Patients: A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A5196.
41. Pai M. Are IGRAs adequate for LTBI diagnosis and disease prediction? Invited symposium presentation at the 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health, Berlin, November 13, 2010.
42. Pai M. Interferon-gamma release assays and serological tests for tuberculosis: the evidence is reviewed. Stop TB Partnership's New Diagnostics Working Group Annual Meeting. 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health, Berlin, November 11, 2010.
43. DJ Christopher, Prince James, Peter Daley, Lois Armstrong, Beulah Premkumar, Joy Sarojini Michael, Alice Zwerling, Madhukar Pai. Serial testing for tuberculosis infection in a cohort of Indian nursing students: QFT conversions and reversions. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2010, E269.
44. Christopher DJ, James P, Michael JS, Zwerling A, Pai M. Serial testing using IGRAs in a cohort of Indian nursing students. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Amsterdam, 2011, P2654.
45. Christopher DJ, James P, Michael JS, Shankar D, Zwerling A, Pai M. Prevalence of LTBI using IGRA and TST in a cohort of health professional trainees from India. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Amsterdam, 2011, P2652.
46. Christopher DJ, James P, Michael JS, Zwerling A, Pai M. Concordance between IGRA and TST in a cohort of health professional trainees from India. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Amsterdam, 2011, P2657.
