Christina Mergenthaler

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In my position as a junior adviser within the epidemiology team, I offer my experience in data management, statistical analysis of quantitative data, infectious disease epidemiology and control in developing countries.

Working at KIT provides many opportunities to apply these skills to a variety of infectious disease projects, although I am pleased to continue cultivating technical expertise in research projects focused on the many continuously evolving facets of tuberculosis case finding and control.

Lies, damned lies and epidemiology: why global health needs good epidemiological practice guidelines

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S Alba, C Mergenthaler

Year of Publication

2018

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A Spatial Analysis Framework to Monitor and Accelerate Progress towards SDG 3 to End TB in Bangladesh

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E. Rood, A.H. Khan, P.K. Modak , C. Mergenthaler, M. van Gurp, L. Blok, M. Bakker

Year of Publication

2018

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Publications

Rood E, Mergenthaler C, Bakker M, Redwood L, Mitchell E. Using 15 DHS surveys to study epidemiologic correlates of TB courtesy stigma and health seeking behavior. (Submitted to Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, December 2016)
Wohlleben J, Makhmudova M, Saidova F, Azamova, Mergenthaler C, Verver S. Risk factors associated with loss to follow-up from tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan: a case-control study. (Submitted to BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2016)
Sanaie A, Mergenthaler C, Nasrat A, Seddiq MK, Mahmoodi SD, Stevens RH, Creswell J. (2016) An Evaluation of Passive and Active Approaches to Improve Tuberculosis Notifications in Afghanistan. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0163813. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163813. (Corresponding Author)
Creswell J, Khowaja S, Codlin A, Hashmi R, Rasheed E, Khan M, Durab I, Mergenthaler C, Hussain O, Khan F, Khan A. (2014) An Evaluation of Systematic Tuberculosis Screening at Private Facilities in Karachi, Pakistan. PLoS ONE 9(4): e93858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093858.
Creswell J, Sahu S, Blok L, Bakker MI, Stevens R, et al. (2014) A Multi-Site Evaluation of Innovative Approaches to Increase Tuberculosis Case Notification: Summary Results. PloS ONE 9(4): e94465. doi:10.1371/journq1`2al.pone.0094465. (Acknowledgement)
Creswell J, Codlin A, Andre E, Micek M, Bedru A, et al. (2014) Results from early programmatic implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in nine countries. BMC Infectious Diseases 14(2). doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-2. (Acknowledgement)
Blok L, Creswell J, Stevens R, Brouwer M, Ramis O, et al. (2014) A pragmatic approach to measuring, monitoring and evaluating interventions for improved tuberculosis case detection. International Health 6(2). doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihu055. (Acknowledgement)
Mergenthaler C, Bakker M, Blok L, Sahu S, Ramis O, Creswell J. Comparing two years of active case finding results from 11 interventions. PC-455-01. 44th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union); 2013 Nov 1; Paris, France.
Creswell J, Sahu S, Mergenthaler C, Bakker M, Ramis O, Blok L. Early experiences from 33 implementers of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in 18 countries. PC-503-01. 44th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union); 2013 Nov 1; Paris, France.

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Lies, damned lies and epidemiology: why global health needs good epidemiological practice guidelines

A Spatial Analysis Framework to Monitor and Accelerate Progress towards SDG 3 to End TB in Bangladesh