See below the most recent press articles, publications and presentations from the ZAMSTAR study.

To download a copy of the CREATE Supplement in the journal AIDS (November 2010), please click here.

Baseline Methods Paper:

ZAMSTAR, The Zambia South Africa TB and HIV Reduction Study: design of a 2 x 2 factorial community randomized trial.
Ayles HM, Sismanidis C, Beyers N, Hayes RJ, Godfrey-Faussett P.
Trials. 2008 Nov 7;9:63.

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Annual risk of tuberculous infection using different methods in communities with a high prevalence of TB and HIV in Zambia and South Africa.
Shanaube K, Sismanidis C, Ayles H, Beyers N, Schaap A, Lawrence KA, Barker A, Godfrey-Faussett P.
PLoS One. 2009 Nov 13;4(11):e7749.

Prevalence of tuberculosis, HIV and respiratory symptoms in two Zambian communities: implications for tuberculosis control in the era of HIV.
Ayles H, Schaap A, Nota A, Sismanidis C, Tembwe R, De Haas P, Muyoyeta M, Beyers N; Peter Godfrey-Faussett for the ZAMSTAR Study Team.
PLoS One. 2009;4(5):e5602. Epub 2009 May 19.

Restricted randomization of ZAMSTAR: a 2 x 2 factorial cluster randomized trial.
Sismanidis C, Moulton LH, Ayles H, Fielding K, Schaap A, Beyers N, Bond G, Godfrey-Faussett P, Hayes R.
Clin Trials. 2008;5(4):316-27.

Past Articles and Abstracts

Comparison of four culture systems for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Zambian National Reference Laboratory.
Muyoyeta M, Schaap JA, De Haas P, Mwanza W, Muvwimi MW, Godfrey-Faussett P, Ayles H.

A comparison of mycobacterial isolation and extent of radiological PTB in two high-burden African countries
Claassens, Mareli

Performance of different culture methods: implications for TB control in TB-HIV endemic areas
Muyoyeta, M

To compare treatment success rates among patients found by active or passive case finding
Nota, A

Household TB screening and HIV testing
Sichalwe, P

Requirements for multi-based data management systems for research
Issacs, B

Turn-around time: a tool for monitoring sputum smear microscopy
Lawrence, Kathy

Comparing TB-HIV collaborative activities in two TB control intervention areas in Zambia
Mwangelwa, B

Non-TB mycobacteria recovered during a prevalence survey in areas with high TB prevalence in RSA
Kruger, C

Cost-effectiveness analysis of TB cultures using L J compared to MGIT liquid media to diagnose TB in Zambia
Mwenge, Lawrence

Annual risk of TB infection as determined by tuberculin skin test surveys in Zambia and South Africa
Shanaube, K

TB: an additional tipping stress on poor households in South frica and Zambia?
Chileshe, MBV

Costs and affordability of TB diagnosis and treatment from the patient's perspective
Aspler, Abb

No decrease in annual risk of tuberculosis infection in endemic area in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kritzinger FE, den Boon S, Verver S, Enarson DA, Lombard CJ, Borgdorff MW, Gie RP, Beyers N.

Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services for people living with HIV: costs of the Zambian proTest intiative
Terris-Prestholt, F

ZAMSTAR: design of a 2 x 2 factorial community randomized trial
Ayles, Helen

Comparison of symptoms and treatment outcomes between actively and passively detected TB cases: the additional value of active case finding
den Boon, S

An evaluation of symptom and chest radiographic screening in TB prevalence surveys
den Boon, S

Isoniazid to prevent first and recurrent episodes of TB
Ayles, Helen

Can we control TB in high HIV prevalence settings?
Godfrey-Faussett, Peter (2003)

How can we reduce TB deaths?
Ayles, Helen

Cost of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment from the patient perspective in Lusaka, Zambia
Aspler, Abb

The effects of HIV on the sensitivity of a whole blood IFN-gamma release assay in Zambian adults with active TB
Raby, E

Costs and cost-effectivenesss of tuberculosis cultures using solid and liquid media in a developing country
Mueller, DH