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Influence of M. tuberculosis lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis
(PLoS ONE, 2010)Abstract Recent studies suggest that M. tuberculosis lineage and host genetics interact to impact how active tuberculosis presents clinically. We determined the phylogenetic lineages of M. tuberculosis isolates from ... -
Scaling up mental health services: where would the money come from?
(Radcliffe Medical Press, 2011-08-03)This editorial and accompanying article are the second in a series of four articles and editorials about the central importance of including mental health in global development policy and practice. The first article set ... -
Scaling up mental health services: where would the money come from?
(Radcliffe Medical Press, 2011-08-03)This editorial and accompanying article are the second in a series of four articles and editorials about the central importance of including mental health in global development policy and practice. The first article set ... -
Theoretical basis for reducing time-lines to the determination of positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures using thymidylate kinase (TMK) assays
(BioMed Central, 2009-03-18)Background: In vitro culture of pathogens on growth media forms a "pillar" for both infectious disease diagnosis and drug sensitivity profiling. Conventional cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) on Lowenstein ... -
Time to tuberculosis treatment default and its determinants among adult TB patients in Jinja District, A retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2015-10)Introduction: Whereas Tuberculosis is both preventable and curable, the disease remains a global health problem causing ill-health among millions of people each year and ranks as the second leading cause of death from an ...