Biography
Dr. Ren, a surgeon-scientist, transitioned from practicing lower gastrointestinal oncology at Xi'an Jiaotong University's First Affiliated Hospital to TB research at Shanghai Sci-Tech Inno Center for Infectious & Immunity. Her decade of pharmaceutical industry experience bridges surgical expertise and antimicrobial development. Current focus: TB infection diagnostics and preventive treatment, as well as multidrug-resistant TB therapies through innovative clinical trials. Skilled in protocol design, medical oversight, and multisectoral collaboration to operationalize WHO-aligned TB interventions in endemic regions.
Key Impacts
Comparative transmissibility of bacteriologically confirmed vs. clinically diagnosed pulmonary TB in a school setting: Implications for contact screening strategies
Our findings suggested that diagnostic classification (bacteriologically vs. clinically confirmed) did not predict TB transmission risk in schools after adjusting for clustering. High ICC values highlight the necessity of multilevel modeling in contact studies. Prolonged cough in index cases correlated with transmission, suggesting symptom-based interventions remain relevant. These findings challenge the exclusion of clinically diagnosed cases from systematic prevention strategies, but still need to be validated by ATB incidence in prolonged follow-up.
Source: Conference 2024