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COVID-19 in HIV-positive patients investigated for tuberculosis in the context of the FujiLAM study

Taremwa IM
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
People with immunosuppression may be particularly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 and some symptoms of infection by SARS-CoV-2 and TB are similar. Dual infection with both TB and...
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Systematic or test-guided treatment for tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults

Muzoora C
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
In regions with high burdens of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many HIV-infected adults begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) when they are already seve...
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TB research dissemination workshop: key takeaways

Boum Y II
2022-07-01 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-07-01 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
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Increased child contact investigation and tuberculosis preventive treatment management through a community-based intervention in Cameroon and Uganda: Results of the contact cluster randomized trial

Atwine D
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
CONTEXT
In tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries, the screening and management of household contacts remains low including the uptake of TB preventive treatment (TPT). One of the chall...
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Feasibility of implementing the FujiLAM assay and acceptability by health workers and patients

Muyindike WR
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
The novel urine-based FujiLAM test identifies tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients but may be challenging to use as a point-of-care (POC) test.

OBJECTIVES
We...
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Diagnostic performance of the novel FujiLAM assay to detect tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients

Huerga H
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
The novel urine-based point-of-care FujiLAM assay is a promising tool for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. We prospectively assessed the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM and we ...
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Tuberculosis diagnostic accuracy of stool xpert MTB/RIF and urine alereLAM in vulnerable children

Nampijja D
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
Non-sputum-based diagnostic approaches are crucial in children at high risk of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) who cannot expectorate sputum. We evaluated the diagnostic ac...
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Acceptability and feasibility of a household child-contact investigation and preventive therapy management in Cameroon and Uganda

Vasiliu A
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
The CONTACT study (Cameroon, Uganda) is a cluster-randomized trial evaluating a community intervention for tuberculosis contact investigation and tuberculosis preventive treatment manage...
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Evaluation of centrifuge-free stool processing methods combined with Xpert MTB/RIF ultra for diagnosis of intrathoracic paediatric TB

Kaitano R
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
There is a growing interest for the use of stool samples as an alternative to respiratory samples for the diagnosis of intrathoracic TB in children unable to produce sputu...
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Impact of systematic TB detection using Xpert Ultra on nasopharyngeal aspirates and stool samples on mortality in children with severe pneumonia

Mwanga-Amumpaire J
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
2022-06-29 • TB Research Dissemination Workshop, Epicentre Uganda
BACKGROUND
In children with severe pneumonia, TB is usually considered only in case of prolonged symptoms or antibiotic failure, leading to missed or delayed TB diagnosis. Systematic...