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Prevalence and clinical predictors of tuberculosis in severely malnourished Ugandan children

Kemigisha E, Katawera V, Mwanga-Amumpaire J
2015-03-12 • Annals of Global Health
2015-03-12 • Annals of Global Health
BACKGROUND
TB contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in children with vulnerable immune systems such as the severely malnourished, HIV infected or the infants. Clinical fea...
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Evaluation of the modified colorimetric resazurin microtiter plate-based antibacterial assay for rapid and reliable tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing

Katawera V, Siedner MJ, Boum Y II
2014-10-07 • BMC Microbiology
2014-10-07 • BMC Microbiology
BackgroundThe resazurin microtiter assay (classic REMA), a colorimetric liquid culture-based drug susceptibility assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), has been endorsed by the Worl...
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Xpert(®) MTB/RIF for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from frozen string and induced sputum sediments

Atwebembeire J, Orikiriza P, Bonnet MMB, Atwine D, Katawera V,  et al.
2016-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2016-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
Although it is now widely used for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, Xpert® MTB/RIF availability remains inadequate in low-resource settings. Moreover, its accuracy in testing sto...
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Predictive Modeling Targets Thymidylate Synthase ThyX in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Djaout K, Singh VK, Boum Y II, Katawera V, Becker HF,  et al.
2016-06-10 • Scientific Reports
2016-06-10 • Scientific Reports
There is an urgent need to identify new treatments for tuberculosis (TB), a major infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which results in 1.5 million deaths each ...
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Evaluation of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo assay at a rural health center in Southwestern Uganda

Omoding D, Katawera V, Siedner MJ, Boum Y II
2014-10-22 • BMC Research Notes
2014-10-22 • BMC Research Notes
Point-of-care tests have the capacity to improve healthcare delivery by reducing costs and delay associated with care. A novel point-of-care immunochromatographic test for dual diagnosis...