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Bedell RA, van Lettow M, Meaney C, Corbett EL, Chan AK, et al.

2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health

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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...

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Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Guerin PJ, Bonte L, Ramsay AR, et al.

2011-05-31 • PLOS One

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...

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Bonnet MMB, Ramsay AR, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Guerin PJ, et al.

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 ...

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Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Reid A, Van der Bergh R, Isaakidis P, et al.

2014-09-21 • Public Health Action

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Zachariah R, Rust S, Berger SD, Guillerm N, Bissell K, et al.

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 ...

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Davtyan K, Zachariah R, Davtyan H, Ramsay AR, Denisiuk O, et al.

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...

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Quaglio GL, Ramsay AR, Harries AD, Karapiperis T, Putoto G, et al.

2014-06-01 • Lancet Global Health

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Guillerm N, Tayler-Smith K, Berger SD, Bissel K, Kumar AMV, et al.

2014-06-21 • Public Health Action

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Zumla A, Abubakar I, Raviglione M, Hoelscher M, Ditui L, et al.

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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Gadoev J, Asadov D, Harries AD, Parpieva N, Tayler-Smith K, et al.

2017-05-04 • PLOS One

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In Uzbekistan, despite stable and relatively high tuberculosis treatment success rates, relatively high rates of recurrent tuberculosis have recently been reported. Recurr...

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Ramsay AR, Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Varaine FFV, et al.

2009-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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Urban clinic, Nairobi.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of specimen quality and different smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) case (SPC) definitions on SPC detection ...

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Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Guerin PJ, Bonte L, et al.

2011-02-18 • PLOS One

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...

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Dolgusev O, Obevzenco N, Padalco O, Pankrushev S, Ramsay AR, et al.

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...

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Bonnet MMB, Tajahmady A, Hepple P, Ramsay AR, Githui W, et al.

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 ...

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Rusen ID, Harries AD, Zachariah R, Ramsay AR

2015-07-09 • Frontiers in Public Health

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Guillerm N, dar Berger S, Bissell K, Kumar AMV, Ramsay AR, et al.

2016-09-21 • Public Health Action

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Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Varaine FFV, Ramsay AR, Githui W, et al.

2009-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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To evaluate the performance and feasibility of FASTPlaqueTB in smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) suspects in a peripheral clinic after laboratory upgrading.

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Tripathy JP, Kumar AMV, Guillerm N, Berger SD, Bissell K, et al.

2018-08-01 • Global Health Action

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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...

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Harries AD, Zachariah R, Ramsay AR, Kumar AMV, Reid A, et al.

2014-03-21 • Public Health Action

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Bonnet MMB, Ramsay AR, Githui W, Gagnidze L, Varaine FFV, et al.

2008-06-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases

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...

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Predictive value of C-reactive protein for tuberculosis, bloodstream infection or death among HIV-infected individuals with chronic, non-specific symptoms and negative sputum smear microscopy

Evaluation of combined LED-fluorescence microscopy and bleach sedimentation for diagnosis of tuberculosis at peripheral health service level

Reducing the Number of Sputum Samples Examined and Thresholds for Positivity: An Opportunity to Optimise Smear Microscopy

Open access for operational research publications from low- and middle-income countries: who pays?

Building Global Capacity for Conducting Operational Research Using the SORT IT Model: Where and Who?

Performance of decentralised facilities in tuberculosis case notification and treatment success in Armenia

Calling on Europe to support operational research in low-income and middle-income countries

What happens after participants complete a Union-MSF structured operational research training course?

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis--Current dilemmas, unanswered questions, challenges, and priority needs

Recurrent tuberculosis and associated factors: a five-year countrywide study in Uzbekistan

Sputum, sex and scanty smears: new case definition may reduce sex disparities in smear-positive tuberculosis

Performance of LED-Based Fluorescence Microscopy to Diagnose Tuberculosis in a Peripheral Health Centre in Nairobi

Pattern of primary tuberculosis drug resistance and associated treatment outcomes in Transnistria, Moldova

Added value of bleach sedimentation microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis: a cost-effectiveness study

Capacity building in operational research: more than one way to slice the cake

Sustained Research Capacity After Completing a Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) Course

Evaluation of FASTPlaqueTB to diagnose smear-negative tuberculosis in a peripheral clinic in Kenya

Does the structured operational research and training initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?

Does research make a difference to public health? Time for scientific journals to cross the Rubicon

Bleach sedimentation: an opportunity to optimize smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in settings of high prevalence of HIV