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The Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Transmission, Diagnosis, and Management of Multidrug-Resistant, Extensively Drug-Resistant, and Incurable Tuberculosis

Dheda K, Gumbo T, Maartens G, Dooley KE, McNerney R,  et al.
2017-03-15 • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2017-03-15 • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia. Although tube...
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Eye exam with indirect ophthalmoscopy for diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis in patients with HIV/AIDS

Abubakar I, Zignol M, Falzon D, Raviglione M, Ditui L,  et al.
2013-03-24 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2013-03-24 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis--Current dilemmas, unanswered questions, challenges, and priority needs

Zumla A, Abubakar I, Raviglione M, Hoelscher M, Ditui L,  et al.
2012-04-03 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2012-04-03 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. Following the declaration and the promotion in 1995 of directly observed treatment short cour...
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Tuberculosis diagnostics and biomarkers: needs, challenges, recent advances, and opportunities

McNerney R, Maeurer M, Abubakar I, Marais BJ, McHugh TD,  et al.
2012-04-10 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2012-04-10 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis is unique among the major infectious diseases in that it lacks accurate rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests. Failure to control the spread of tuberculosis is largely due to...
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Microscopy compared to culture for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in induced sputum samples: a systematic review

Hepple P, Ford NP, McNerney R
2012-03-07 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2012-03-07 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND
Resource-limited settings rely on sputum examination using microscopy to diagnose tuberculosis (TB); however, the sensitivity of the test is poor and case detection rates ...