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C. Robert Horsburgh

Researcher at Boston University

Publications -  209
Citations -  10473

C. Robert Horsburgh is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 170 publications receiving 9027 citations. Previous affiliations of C. Robert Horsburgh include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & San Francisco General Hospital.

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Household food insecurity among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and its associated factors in South India: a cross-sectional analysis

Reshma Ayiraveetil, +11 more
- 01 Feb 2020 - 
TL;DR: A high level of food insecurity was seen in households with TB cases and additional food or cash assistance for this subgroup might improve food insecurity and thereby nutritional status.
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Optimizing the Design of Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Trials: Insights from Mathematical Modeling.

Jason E. Stout, +5 more
- 01 Mar 2020 - 
TL;DR: Non inferiority trials of LTBI should enroll based on the most specific diagnostic tests available (IGRAs) to avoid misclassifying inferior treatment regimens as noninferior.
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Clinical Liver Disease Progression Among Hepatitis C-Infected Drug Users With CD4 Cell Count Less Than 200 Cells/mm3 Is More Pronounced Among Women Than Men

Amy S. Baranoski, +5 more
- 01 Jan 2016 - 
TL;DR: The rate of clinical liver disease progression in this cohort of HCV mono- Infected and HIV/HCV co-infected individuals was higher than previously reported.
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Primary Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons: What Does the Future Hold in Store?

C. Robert Horsburgh
- 01 Dec 2008 - 
TL;DR: This editorial commentary discusses multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis and recognizes the need to expand antiretroviral coverage for HIV-infected people in the community.
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Isolation of Mycobacterium avium from Potable Water in Homes and Institutions of Patients with HIV Infection in Finland and the United States.

Matti Ristola, +3 more
- 09 Jun 2015 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that mycobacterium avium was the most common species and colonization was favored at temperatures of 40-50°C in recirculating hot water systems.