2025
A streamlined CRISPR-based test for tuberculosis detection directly from sputum
Bell A, Dunkley O, Modi N, Huang Y, Tseng S, Reiss R, Daivaa N, Davis J, Vargas D, Banada P, Xie Y, Myhrvold C. A streamlined CRISPR-based test for tuberculosis detection directly from sputum. Science Advances 2025, 11: eadx2067. PMID: 40768573, PMCID: PMC12327463, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adx2067.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial
Katamba A, Gupta A, Turimumahoro P, Ochom E, Ggita J, Nakasendwa S, Nanziri L, Musinguzi J, Hennein R, Sekadde M, Hanrahan C, Byaruhanga R, Yoeli E, Turyahabwe S, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy D, Haberer J, Armstrong-Hough M, Kiwanuka N, Davis J. A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1568. PMID: 37592314, PMCID: PMC10436440, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16510-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact investigationClinical effectiveness outcomesPrimary implementation outcomeTB contact investigationTB preventative therapyTB treatment initiationTimely TB diagnosisTrial registrationThe trialTuberculosis contact investigationCluster-randomised trialHigh-burden settingsImplementation-effectiveness trialEvidence-based interventionsUganda National CouncilWorld Health OrganizationProportion of contactsTB evaluationPeer-reviewed journalsMiddle-income countriesTreatment initiationTB diagnosisPreventative therapyUndiagnosed personsInfectious deathSputum samples
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