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Age-specific effectiveness of a tuberculosis screening intervention in children

Meredith B. Brooks, Melanie M. Dubois, Amyn A. Malik, Junaid F. Ahmed, Sara Siddiqui, Salman Khan, Manzoor Brohi, Teerath Das Valecha, Farhana Amanullah, Mercedes C. Becerra, Hamidah Hussain

published 18 Feb 2022

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Implementation fidelity of tuberculosis preventive therapy for under five children exposed to sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Kaski district, Nepal: An implementation research

Ashmita Ghimire, Yodi Mahendradhata, Sagun Paudel, Chhoden Lama Yonzon, Bhuvan K. C., Sushmita Sharma, Adi Utarini

published 16 Feb 2022

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Transmission Of Tuberculosis Among illicit drug use Linkages (TOTAL): A cross-sectional observational study protocol using respondent driven sampling

Tara Carney, Jennifer A. Rooney, Nandi Niemand, Bronwyn Myers, Danie Theron, Robin Wood, Laura F. White, Christina S. Meade, Novel N. Chegou, Elizabeth Ragan, Gerhard Walzl, Robert Horsburgh, Robin M. Warren, Karen R. Jacobson

published 15 Feb 2022

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Development and Evaluation of AccuPower COVID-19 Multiplex Real-Time RT-PCR Kit and AccuPower SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Real-Time RT-PCR Kit for SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Sputum, NPS/OPS, Saliva and Pooled Samples

In Bum Suh, Jaegyun Lim, Hyo Seon Kim, Guil Rhim, Heebum Kim, Hana Kim, Sae-Mi Lee, Hyun-sang Park, Hyun Ju Song, MyungKook Hong, Gyung Sook Shin, Moon Jung Kim

published 10 Feb 2022

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Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial

Robert S. Wallis, Sibuse Ginindza, Trevor Beattie, Nishanee Arjun, Morongwe Likoti, Modulakgotla Sebe, Vinodh A. Edward, Mohammed Rassool, Khatija Ahmed, Katherine Fielding, Bintou A. Ahidjo, Mboyo D. T. Vangu, Gavin Churchyard

published 04 Feb 2022

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Bacterial profile, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and associated factors of community-acquired pneumonia among adult patients in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Muluneh Assefa, Abiye Tigabu, Teshome Belachew, Belay Tessema

published 01 Feb 2022

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Factors associated with treatment outcome of MDR/RR-TB patients treated with shorter injectable based regimen in West Java Indonesia

Arto Yuwono Soeroto, Raden Desy Nurhayati, Aga Purwiga, Bony Wiem Lestari, Chica Pratiwi, Prayudi Santoso, Iceu Dimas Kulsum, Hendarsyah Suryadinata, Ferdy Ferdian

published 28 Jan 2022

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Clinical and radiographic characteristics of presumptive tuberculosis patients previously treated for tuberculosis in Zambia

Kondwelani Mateyo, Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Ian Dunn, Mutinta S. Nteeni, Monde Muyoyeta

published 27 Jan 2022

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Baseline procalcitonin as a predictor of bacterial infection and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A case-control study

Natalie J. Atallah, Hailey M. Warren, Matthew B. Roberts, Ramy H. Elshaboury, Monique R. Bidell, Ronak G. Gandhi, Meagan Adamsick, Maryam K. Ibrahim, Rupali Sood, Savo Bou Zein Eddine, Matthew J. Cobler-Lichter, Natalie J. Alexander, Kyle D. Timmer, Christine J. Atallah, Adam L. Viens, Vahe S. Panossian, Allison K. Scherer, Teddie Proctor, Sherrie Smartt, Alyssa R. Letourneau, Molly L. Paras, Sascha Johannes, Jan Wiemer, Michael K. Mansour

published 13 Jan 2022

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Diagnostic performance of oral swabs for non-sputum based TB diagnosis in a TB/HIV endemic setting

Sylvia M. LaCourse, Evans Seko, Rachel Wood, Wilfred Bundi, Gregory S. Ouma, Janet Agaya, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace John-Stewart, Steve Wandiga, Gerard A. Cangelosi

published 13 Jan 2022

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Design and protocol for a cluster randomised trial of enhanced diagnostics for tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV in hospital in Malawi (CASTLE study)

Rachael M. Burke, Saulos Nyirenda, Hussein H. Twabi, Marriott Nliwasa, Elizabeth Joekes, Naomi Walker, Rose Nyirenda, Ankur Gupta-Wright, Katherine Fielding, Peter MacPherson, Elizabeth L. Corbett

published 10 Jan 2022

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Diagnosis of tuberculosis among COVID-19 suspected cases in Ghana

Theophilus Afum, Prince Asare, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Isaac Darko-Otchere, Portia Abena Morgan, Edmund Bedeley, Diana Asema Asandem, Abdul Basit Musah, Ishaque Mintah Siam, Phillip Tetteh, Yaw Adusi-Poku, Rita Frimpong-Manso, Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney, William Ampofo, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

published 28 Dec 2021

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Diagnostic accuracy of Truenat Tuberculosis and Rifampicin-Resistance assays in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abyot Meaza, Ephrem Tesfaye, Zemedu Mohamed, Betselot Zerihun, Getachew Seid, Kirubel Eshetu, Miskir Amare, Waganeh Sinshaw, Biniyam Dagne, Hilina Mollalign, Getu Diriba, Melak Getu, Bazezew Yenew, Mengistu Tadesse, Dinka Fikadu, Yeshiwork Abebaw, Shewki Moga, Abebaw Kebede, Habteyes Hailu Tola, Ayinalem Alemu, Muluwork Getahun, Balako Gumi

published 28 Dec 2021

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