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Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using recombinase polymerase amplification: A pilot study

Michael Sciaudone, Renzo Carpena, Maritza Calderón, Patricia Sheen, Mirko Zimic, Jorge Coronel, Robert H. Gilman, Natalie M. Bowman

published 08 Dec 2023

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Treatment for radiographically active, sputum culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Adam Thorburn Gray, Liana Macpherson, Ffion Carlin, Bianca Sossen, Alexandra S. Richards, Sandra V. Kik, Rein M. G. J. Houben, Peter MacPherson, Matteo Quartagno, Ewelina Rogozińska, Hanif Esmail

published 16 Nov 2023

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Diagnostic accuracy of chest ultrasound scan in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

Geoffrey Erem, Caroline Otike, Maxwell Okuja, Faith Ameda, Dorothy Irene Nalyweyiso, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Michael Kakinda

published 20 Sep 2023

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A simple, single-tube overlapping amplicon-targeted Illumina sequencing assay

Jason D. Limberis, Alina Nalyvayko, Joel D. Ernst, John Z. Metcalfe

published 14 Sep 2023

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The bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern in respiratory tract samples from art-experienced HIV-positive adults in Uganda

Gloria Lubega, Andrew Abaasa, Willyfred Ochola, Bernard Kikaire, Joseph Lutaakome, Eugene Rugazira, Yunia Mayanja

published 31 Aug 2023

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Impact of the use of GeneXpert on TB diagnosis and anti-TB treatment outcome at health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the post-millennium development years

Desalegn Addise Getahun, Laura E. Layland, Achim Hoerauf, Biniam Wondale

published 25 Aug 2023

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Prospective randomised unblinded comparison of sputum viscosity for three methods of saline nebulisation in mechanically ventilated patients: A pilot study protocol

Andrew Arnott, Robert Hart, Scott McQueen, Malcolm Watson, Malcolm Sim

published 17 Aug 2023

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Evaluation of Xpert MTB/XDR test for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first and second-line drugs in Uganda

Achilles Katamba, Willy Ssengooba, James Sserubiri, Derrick Semugenze, George William Kasule, Abdunoor Nyombi, Raymond Byaruhanga, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moses L. Joloba

published 17 Aug 2023

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Unsuccessful treatment outcome and associated risk factors. A prospective study of DR-TB patients from a high burden country, Pakistan

Asif Massud, Amer Hayat Khan, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Nafees Ahmad, Muhammad Shafqat, Long Chiau Ming

published 10 Aug 2023

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Analytical performances of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay using stool specimens to improve the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Burkina Faso, a tuberculosis endemic country

Odilon D. Kaboré, Anselme Millogo, Bintou Sanogo, Emile Birba, Armel Poda, Boubacar Nacro, Olivier Marcy, Sylvain Godreuil, Abdoul-Salam Ouédraogo

published 31 Jul 2023

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Microbiology sampling in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis cases from northern Alberta

Mitchell J. Wagner, Monette Dimitrov, Grace Y. Lam, Winnie Leung, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Dilini Vethanayagam

published 14 Jul 2023

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Standard diagnostics with and without urine-based lipoarabinomannan testing for tuberculosis disease in HIV-infected patients in a high-burden setting–A cost-effectiveness analysis

Ginenus Fekadu, Yingcheng Wang, Joyce H. S. You

published 14 Jul 2023

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T-BACCO SCORE: A predictive scoring tool for tuberculosis (TB) loss to follow-up among TB smokers

Zatil Zahidah Sharani, Nurhuda Ismail, Siti Munira Yasin, Muhamad Rodi Isa, Asmah Razali, Mas Ahmad Sherzkawee, Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail

published 15 Jun 2023

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