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  1. Phylogeography and transmission of M. tuberculosis in Moldova: A prospective genomic analysis

    Article • PLoS Medicine, February 2022, PLOS

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  2. A performance evaluation of MTBDRplus version 2 for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 2016, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  3. Frequency and Distribution of Tuberculosis Resistance-Associated Mutations between Mumbai, Moldova, and Eastern Cape

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  4. In reply

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, March 2016, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  5. MTBDRplusand MTBDRslAssays: Absence of Wild-Type Probe Hybridization and Implications for Detection of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  6. Nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, December 2015, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  7. Predicting differential rifamycin resistance in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by specific rpoB mutations

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, October 2015, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  8. Out-patient MDR-TB care in Moldova

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  9. Transmission ofmycobacterium tuberculosisUral 163-15 lineage causing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among hospitalized patients

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  10. Performance Comparison of Three Rapid Tests for the Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  11. Detection of Low-Level Mixed-Population Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using High Fidelity Amplicon Sequencing

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  12. Phenotypic and genotypic diversity in a multinational sample of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, April 2015, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  13. Combined Antigen-Specific Interferon-γ and Interleukin-2 Release Assay (FluoroSpot) for the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  14. Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Europe, 2010–2011

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2015, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Simon Tiberi, Dr Emanuele Pontali, Dr Frank van Leth

  15. Prognostic significance of novel katG mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  16. Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage

    Article • Nature Genetics, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu, Caroline Allix-Béguec

  17. Novel katG mutations causing isoniazid resistance in clinical M. tuberculosis isolates

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  18. The Global Consortium for Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Diagnostics (GCDD): design of a multi-site, head-to-head study of three rapid tests to detect extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

    Article • Trials, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  19. Evaluation of Pyrosequencing for Detecting Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Clinical Isolates from Four High-Burden Countries

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  20. Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statement

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2014, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Frank van Leth, Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dirk Wagner

  21. High risk and rapid appearance of multidrug resistance during tuberculosis treatment in Moldova

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, February 2014, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  22. Second-line drug susceptibility breakpoints for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using the MODS assay

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, February 2014, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  23. Predicting Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phenotypes with Genetic Mutations

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  24. Geographical Differences Associated with Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in Nine Gene Targets among Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor James T. Douglas, Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  25. Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, March 2013, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  26. Assessing spatial heterogeneity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden country

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, October 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  27. First Evaluation of an Improved Assay for Molecular Genetic Detection of Tuberculosis as Well as Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistances

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu

  28. Assessment Of The Nosocomial Transmission Of MDR TB In Moldova Using DNA Fingerprinting Of M.tuberculosis

    Article • May 2010, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu