Search Results - "Bark, C. M."

Comparison of time to positive and colony counting in an early bactericidal activity study of anti-tuberculosis treatment by Bark, C. M., Gitta, P., Ogwang, S., Nsereko, M., Thiel, B. A., Boom, W. H., Eisenach, K. D., Joloba, M. L., Johnson, J. L.

“…SETTING: Patients with smear-positive, newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) presenting to the out- patient TB clinic in Kampala, Uganda.OBJECTIVE: To…”
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Acceptability of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in newly HIV-infected young women in Uganda [Notes from the field] by BARK, C. M, MORRISON, C. S, WALKER, C. J, JOHNSON, J. L, SALATA, R. A, BYAMUGISHA, J. K, KATALEMWA, N. H, MUGERWA, R. D, MUKASA, J. B, MUSOKE, R. N, NANKYA-MUTYOBA, J, RWAMBUYA, S

“…We studied the acceptability of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in newly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected Ugandan women. Women were followed in…”
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Sputum smear-positive, culture-negative state during anti-tuberculosis treatment in the MGIT liquid culture era by Bark, C. M., Thiel, B. A., Ogwang, S., Sekitoleko, I., Muzanyi, G., Joloba, M. L., Johnson, J. L.

“…The sputum smear-positive, culture-negative state poses a challenge for clinicians. Previous studies have shown that most samples with positive smears during…”
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Reader variability and validation of the Timika X-ray score during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis by Thiel, B. A., Bark, C. M., Nakibali, J. G., van der Kuyp, F., Johnson, J. L.

“…SETTING: Chest radiographs (CXRs) are widely used for diagnosing pulmonary TB and assessing response to therapy. The Timika X-ray score has been proposed as a…”
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Time to detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as an alternative to quantitative cultures by Bark, C.M, Okwera, A, Joloba, M.L, Thiel, B.A, Nakibali, J.G, Debanne, S.M, Boom, W.H, Eisenach, K.D, Johnson, J.L

“…Summary Testing new drugs is critical to improving the treatment of tuberculosis. Quantitative cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on solid media have been…”
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Clinical symptoms and microbiological outcomes in tuberculosis treatment trials by Bark, C.M, Dietze, R, Okwera, A, Quelapio, M.I, Thiel, B.A, Johnson, J.L

“…Summary During a recent Food and Drug Administration workshop on clinical trials to evaluate new TB drugs, questions were raised regarding the use of…”
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