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Decentralising TB diagnosis and contact management: impact on detection and preventive treatment in children

Delmas V, Vasiliu A, Tchakounté Youngui B, Ssekyanzi B, Kuate Kuate A,  et al.
2025-06-27 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2025-06-27 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

BACKGROUND

The ‘CaP-TB’ project enhanced paediatric TB care through decentralized services, including screening, specimen collection, chest X-rays and implement...

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Centrifuge-free stool processing methods for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra tuberculosis diagnosis in children in Uganda and Zambia: an observational, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study

Lounnas M, Masama EN, Beneteau S, Kasakwa K, Kaitano R,  et al.
2025-06-01 • Lancet Microbe
2025-06-01 • Lancet Microbe

BACKGROUND

WHO recommends Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) for stool testing for tuberculosis diagnosis in children. Stool processing requires removal of debris and ...

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Integration of HIV testing in a community intervention for tuberculosis screening among household contacts of patients with tuberculosis in Cameroon and Uganda

Youngui BT, Atwine D, Otai D, Vasiliu A, Ssekyanzi B,  et al.
2024-04-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
2024-04-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
INTRODUCTION
People living with HIV are considered at higher risk of developing severe forms of tuberculosis (TB) disease. Providing HIV testing to TB-exposed people is therefore cri...
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Effectiveness of a community-based approach for the investigation and management of children with household tuberculosis contact in Cameroon and Uganda: a cluster-randomised trial

Bonnet MMB, Vasiliu A, Tchounga BK, Cuer B, Fielding K,  et al.
2023-10-30 • Lancet Global Health
2023-10-30 • Lancet Global Health
BACKGROUND
Globally, the uptake of tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) among children with household tuberculosis contact remains low, partly due to the necessity of bringing chi...