Bedell RA, van Lettow M, Meaney C, Corbett EL, Chan AK, et al.
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
BACKGROUND:
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory biomarker that may identify patients at risk of infections or death. Mortality among HIV-infected persons commencing antiretr...
Sputum microscopy is the only diagnostic for tuberculosis (TB) available at peripheral levels of health service in resource-poor countries. Its sensitivity is reduced in high HIV-prevale...
2007-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2007-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Urban health clinic, Nairobi. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact on tuberculosis (TB) case detection and laboratory workload of reducing the number of sputum smears examined and ...
Zachariah R, Rust S, Berger SD, Guillerm N, Bissell K, et al.
2016-08-09 • PLOS One
2016-08-09 • PLOS One
Research capacity is weakest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where operational research is highly relevant and needed. Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative ...
Davtyan K, Zachariah R, Davtyan H, Ramsay AR, Denisiuk O, et al.
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
We assessed the performance of decentralised tuberculosis (TB) out-patient centres in tuberculosis (TB) case notification and treatment success in Armenia. An average threshold case noti...
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...
Gadoev J, Asadov D, Harries AD, Parpieva N, Tayler-Smith K, et al.
2017-05-04 • PLOS One
2017-05-04 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND In Uzbekistan, despite stable and relatively high tuberculosis treatment success rates, relatively high rates of recurrent tuberculosis have recently been reported. Recurr...
Sputum microscopy is the only tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic available at peripheral levels of care in resource limited countries. Its sensitivity is low, particularly in high HIV prevalen...
Dolgusev O, Obevzenco N, Padalco O, Pankrushev S, Ramsay AR, et al.
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
This cohort study assessed drug susceptibility testing (DST) patterns and associated treatment outcomes from Transnistria, Moldova, from 2009 to 2012. Of 1089 newly registered tuberculos...
Bonnet MMB, Tajahmady A, Hepple P, Ramsay AR, Githui W, et al.
2010-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2010-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Bleach sedimentation is a method used to increase the diagnostic yield of sputum microscopy for countries with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
2009-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2009-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance and feasibility of FASTPlaqueTB in smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) suspects in a peripheral clinic after laboratory upgrading.
Tripathy JP, Kumar AMV, Guillerm N, Berger SD, Bissell K, et al.
2018-08-01 • Global Health Action
2018-08-01 • Global Health Action
BACKGROUND The Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) is a successful model of integrated operational research and capacity building with about 90% of part...
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the performance and feasibility of tuberculosis diagnosis by sputum microscopy after bleach sedimentation, compared with by conventio...
Bedell RA, Anderson ST, van Lettow M, Akesson A, Corbett EL, et al.
2012-06-22 • PLOS One
2012-06-22 • PLOS One
Background Tuberculosis (TB) and serious bloodstream infections (BSI) may contribute to the high early mortality observed among patients qualifying for antiretroviral therapy (ART) with ...
