Reconcilable differences: correcting medication errors at hospital admission and discharge

T Vira, M Colquhoun, E Etchells - BMJ Quality & Safety, 2006 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background: Medication errors at the time of hospital admission and discharge are common
and can lead to preventable adverse drug events. The objective of this study was to describe …

Pan-cancer analysis of advanced patient tumors reveals interactions between therapy and genomic landscapes

…, Z Bozoky, H Pearson, E Majounie, T Vira… - Nature Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Advanced and metastatic tumors with complex treatment histories drive cancer mortality.
Here we describe the POG570 cohort, a comprehensive whole-genome, transcriptome and …

[HTML][HTML] High levels of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in new and treatment-failure patients from the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in an urban …

DTB D'souza, NF Mistry, TS Vira, Y Dholakia… - BMC Public Health, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background India, China and Russia account for more than 62% of multidrug
resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) globally. Within India, locations like urban metropolitan …

Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Western Maharashtra, India, Exhibit a High Degree of Diversity and Strain-Specific Associations with Drug Resistance …

A Chatterjee, D D'Souza, T Vira, A Bamne… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
We performed spoligotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from 833 systematically
sampled pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients in urban Mumbai, India (723 patients), and …

Cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging vs. transoesophageal echocardiography for diagnosing left atrial appendage thrombi

T Vira, P Pechlivanoglou, K Connelly… - EP …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is the gold standard for identification of
left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombi. However, TOE is semi-invasive and cannot be …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with MDR-TB at the onset of therapy among new cases registered with the RNTCP in Mumbai, India

SR Atre, TBD Desiree, TS Vira… - Indian journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) has emerged as a major threat to global TB
control efforts in recent years. Facilities for its diagnosis and treatment are limited in many …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the longitudinal changes in infarct heterogeneity post myocardial infarction

I Roifman, NR Ghugre, T Vira, MI Zia, A Zavodni… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2016 - Springer
Background Infarct heterogeneity, as assessed by determination of the peri-infarct zone
(PIZ) by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, has been shown to be an independent …

characterization of complexation of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) thermoresponsive cationic nanogels with salmon sperm …

J Moselhy, T Vira, FF Liu, XY Wu - International journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoresponsive cationic nanogel (TCNG) networks based on N-isopropylacrylamide
(NIPAM), 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), and quaternary alkyl ammonium …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized trial assessing the effectiveness of ezetimibe in South Asian Canadians with coronary artery disease or diabetes: the INFINITY study

M Madan, T Vira, E Rampakakis, A Gupta… - … in Preventive Medicine, 2012 - hindawi.com
Background. There is a paucity of data regarding the effectiveness and safety of lipid-
lowering treatments among South-Asian patients. Methods. Sixty-four South-Asian …

A Weights-based variant ranking pipeline for familial complex disorders

S Ralli, T Vira, CD Robles-Espinoza, DJ Adams… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Identifying genetic susceptibility factors for complex disorders remains a challenging task.
We have developed a weights-based pipeline to prioritize variants and genes in collections …