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Leyla Asadi

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Assistant ProfessorMedicine Dept Infectious DiseaseUniversity of Alberta

Leyla Asadi

Assistant Professor

Medicine Dept Infectious Disease

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.

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Research

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Latest papers

The association between phylogenetic lineage and the subclinical phenotype of pulmonary tuberculosis: A retrospective 2-cohort study.
The Journal of infection · 2024
How much do smear-negative patients really contribute to tuberculosis transmissions? Re-examining an old question with new tools.
EClinicalMedicine · 2022 · first author
The Radiographic and Mycobacteriologic Correlates of Subclinical Pulmonary TB in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Chest · 2022

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Functional Outcomes, Lung health, and Livelihood Outcomes among people With Tuberculosis (FOLLOW-TB): a pan-Canadian prospective cohort study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,945,248
Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$4,617,694
Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,154,425

All 3 grants and awards

15 publications.

The association between phylogenetic lineage and the subclinical phenotype of pulmonary tuberculosis: A retrospective 2-cohort study.

Long R, Croxen M, Lee R, Doroshenko A, Lau A, Asadi L, Heffernan C, Paulsen C, Egedahl ML, Lloyd C, Li V, Tyrrell G

The Journal of infection20247 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.12.006 PMID: 38104727

How much do smear-negative patients really contribute to tuberculosis transmissions? Re-examining an old question with new tools.

Asadi L, Croxen M, Heffernan C, Dhillon M, Paulsen C, Egedahl ML, Tyrrell G, Doroshenko A, Long R

EClinicalMedicine202243 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101250 PMID: 35036885

The Radiographic and Mycobacteriologic Correlates of Subclinical Pulmonary TB in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Lau A, Lin C, Barrie J, Winter C, Armstrong G, Egedahl ML, Doroshenko A, Heffernan C, Asadi L, Fisher D, Paulsen C, Moolji J, Long R

Chest202229 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.047 PMID: 35122750

A comparison of the chest radiographic and computed tomographic features of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis.

Lau A, Lin C, Barrie J, Winter C, Armstrong G, Egedahl ML, Doroshenko A, Heffernan C, Asadi L, Fisher D, Paulsen C, Moolji J, Huang Y, Long R

Scientific reports202215 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21016-7 PMID: 36195738

High-dose rifamycins in the treatment of TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Arbiv OA, Kim JM, Yan M, Romanowski K, Campbell JR, Trajman A, Asadi L, Fregonese F, Winters N, Menzies D, Johnston JC

Thorax202210 citations

DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216497 PMID: 34996847

Decline of Influenza and Respiratory Viruses With COVID-19 Public Health Measures

Alexander Doroshenko, Nelson L.S. Lee, Clayton MacDonald, Nathan J. Zelyas, Leyla Asadi, Jamil N. Kanji

Mayo Clinic Proceedings202137 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.004 PMID: 34863395

Individual and public health consequences associated with a missed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study.

Heffernan C, Paulsen C, Asadi L, Egedahl ML, Rowe BH, Barrie J, Long R

PloS one20217 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248493 PMID: 33750959

The effects of trained observers (dofficers) and audits during a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak: A mixed-methods quality improvement analysis.

Picard C, Edlund M, Keddie C, Asadi L, O'Dochartaigh D, Drew R, Douma MJ, O'Neil CR, Smith SW, Kanji JN

American journal of infection control2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.011 PMID: 33774100

Is there a fundamental flaw in Canada's post-arrival immigrant surveillance system for tuberculosis?

Long R, Asadi L, Heffernan C, Barrie J, Winter C, Egedahl ML, Paulsen C, Kunimoto B, Menzies D

PloS one201917 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212706 PMID: 30849130

Effectiveness of Canada's tuberculosis surveillance strategy in identifying immigrants at risk of developing and transmitting tuberculosis: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Asadi L, Heffernan C, Menzies D, Long R

The Lancet. Public health201730 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30161-5 PMID: 29253429

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Leyla Asadi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The association between phylogenetic lineage and the subclinical phenotype of pulmonary tuberculosis: A retrospective 2-cohort study.

How much do smear-negative patients really contribute to tuberculosis transmissions? Re-examining an old question with new tools.

The Radiographic and Mycobacteriologic Correlates of Subclinical Pulmonary TB in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

A comparison of the chest radiographic and computed tomographic features of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis.

High-dose rifamycins in the treatment of TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Decline of Influenza and Respiratory Viruses With COVID-19 Public Health Measures

Individual and public health consequences associated with a missed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study.

The effects of trained observers (dofficers) and audits during a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak: A mixed-methods quality improvement analysis.

Is there a fundamental flaw in Canada's post-arrival immigrant surveillance system for tuberculosis?

Effectiveness of Canada's tuberculosis surveillance strategy in identifying immigrants at risk of developing and transmitting tuberculosis: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Functional Outcomes, Lung health, and Livelihood Outcomes among people With Tuberculosis (FOLLOW-TB): a pan-Canadian prospective cohort study

Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)

Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)

Frequent collaborators

Courtney Heffernan

Richard Long

Alexander Doroshenko

Angela Lau

Dean Eurich

Sumit Majumdar

Dick Menzies

Jalal Moolji

Matthew Croxen

Nathan Zelyas

J.M. Gamble

James Johnston

John-Michael Gamble

Brian Rowe

James Johnston

Nelson Lee

Gregory Tyrrell

John-Michael Gamble

Sean Bagshaw

Kamila Romanowski