Browsing by Author "Gaeddert, Mary"
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Detection and Quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Sputum of Culture-Negative HIV-infected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Madico, Guillermo; Mpeirwe, Moses; White, Laura; Vinhas, Solange; Orr, Beverley; Orikiriza, Patrick; Miller, Nancy S.; Gaeddert, Mary; Amumpaire, Juliet Mwanga; Palaci, Moises; Kreiswirth, Barry; Straight, Joe; Dietze, Reynaldo; II, Yap Boum,; Jones-López, Edward C. (PLoS ONE, 2016)Rationale: Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is critical for timely initiation of treatment and interruption of transmission. Yet, despite recent advances, many patients remain undiagnosed. Culture, usually ... -
Further evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum of culture negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects using an ultrasensitive molecular assay
Madico, Guillermo; Vinhas, Solange; Orr, Beverley; White, Laura; Gaeddert, Mary; Miller, Nancy S.; Mpeirwe, Moses; Orikiriza, Patrick; Amumpaire, Juliet Mwanga; II, Yap Boum; Palaci, Moises; Dietze, Reynaldo; Jones-López, Edward C. (Tuberculosis, 2019)Background: Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is critical to TB control. However, many patients with paucibacillary TB disease remain undiagnosed. Current TB elimination goals require new tools to diagnose ...